2/21/23. My son decided to go to the Chehalis, WA treatment center. After a week he called to tell me this is not about helping people discover why they are addicted, nor about getting clean and staying clean. It is about attending meetings to get a certificate of completion in order to avoid prison. The staff is not helpful. Staff lacks compassion and ability to help anyone. Before ABHS Chehalis, WA, my son attended the Spokane, WA ABHS facility and found it to be the same way. The staff is unhappy with huge turnover, lack of moral and caring. The clients are mistreated with cold uncaring inhumane treatment. The clients are merely an end to a means for the facility to make $$$. ABHS advertises as if they are a top notch facility, caring rehabilitative facility. DO NOT BE MISLED. BE AWARE. read more

I recently had the displeasure of Detox and In-Patient treatment at the Port Angeles, Specialty Services II location for alcohol detox and In-Patient ongoing therapy. I sought this on my own, no court or probation, just trying to save myself and family. In my second week of In-Patient treatment, I called home and it was obvious there was a decline in my wives faith. I opted to leave and go home to try and save my marriage. Days after my discharge I found that my wife had begun dating one of the staff members from Specialty Services II. They discussed meeting at the facility and recent events of my care. The staff member decided it would be fine for them to continue the relations. His actions completely wiped out any trust, Support, Community and health care treatment faith. it has also taken my marriage and family. I called and wrote the facility and have had little to no help in supporting my treatment, I was even told by the administrator,"Stop calling or well call the cops" I had called 4 times over 2 weeks to try to follow up. I tried a complaint through the State level, and due to the licensing of the staff and facility, the state declined my complaint At this point, The unlicensed staff and company is not, in their minds, responsible for the flagrant acts of its employees in opposition to even The American Behavioral Health Mission Statement or even the simple ethics violation of a client, his treatment, his family and simple moral values of a health care and facility. read more

Worst possible experience for a detox facility. They push you out the door as quickly as possible since they get paid from the state the full time wether your there or not. Having some compassion when working with people going thru this time of their life would be great but they just want your bed. They pump you full of meds and kick you out the door knowing damn well your not ready. If your sending a loved one here don't do it, take the time to find another facility. This is a very important time and starting off like this will not be good. read more