Iowa Department of Health and Human Services - Cherokee Mental Health Institute

lizzy

I went here in December of 2021. some of the staff was real kind and others were total jerks. I had heard so much bad stuff about here, but it's not too bad. on the unit I was in, on Saturdays if you behaved well you got a pop and a treat. every day if you behaved well you got to choose a reward. my first few nights were super rough. I almost got put in a restraint, they took my clothes and put me on a 1-1, and locked me in seclusion. they were very strict about following the rules. there was 1 staff member I remember vividly. I cannot remember her name, but she was so so so sweet to me, but was kinda rude so some of the boys. the school there is very very pressuring and overwhelming.

Anna Cole

Most of the staff was rude and it honestly paid no attention to your mental health they had nothing to help you and if you were having an episode or freaking out they just locked you in a empty room. The food was horrible, they just gave you meds and paid no attention to your feelings. It honestly made my mental health worse if I’m being completely honest it’s not the best place to go if your severely depressed or have really bad anxiety. The only good things there were the patients (this is just my personal opinion) they were all super nice and extremely supportive. There was also a cute nurse (Fabian). 😉

harlie reed

I wish there was a negative scale I would go to that

Bane Rodgers

Food was nasty