Denver Children's Home

Mary Sturm

They braided my hair while I ate.

Jorge Cota

Literally the worst place a traumatized kid can go to for help. The RC is like a room they put you in, but if keep walking out, they'll lock you in it. The staff are completely clueless to how to go about a kid acting out. They will still pin you to the ground. They don't care. I was at this place from 2018-2021, and throughout my time there, I had success, but the way they executed the program was Terrible. The therapists acts like they know what you're talking about. This place should have been shut down years ago, They kept the passing from my Grandma away from me. And you can tell when they Wang to keep a kid really bad

Mina Bones

They forced me me take medication that made me sleepy, then punished me for always sleeping. Nearly all my punishments revolved around me sleeping. I always missed breakfast. I'd sleep in, suprise suprise- get in trouble and have to spend the first two hours of the day in the OD (isolation room) I remember one time I was in the OD severely malnurished. I got up to throw my dinner away but stood up too quickly and feinted. When I came to, I was laying face first in my tray with mashed potatoes all over my face. I saw a trail of corn, I was trying to figure out where I was and what was happening. My eyes followed the trail to a set of feet pointing at me, I looked up to see a staff member upset with me because according to her I threw my food at her. I was laying face first on the ground with food all over my face & she carried on like attacked her. I was 15 & 16 years old here. I didn't know it was called gaslighting. I just kept thinking "This is like a real life episode of The Twilight Zone."

Melissa Lewis

It's always awesome when you get an opportunity to meet the teachers and view their projects! Great staff!