psychman
lewiston,#2Consumer Comment
Thu, December 19, 2013
Sir I am a former client of bad news myself. I had sought psychiatric help while there and was constantly yelled at because of my appointments at horizon house and wishard hospital. i know exactly who the yeller was on the work detail. when i left he was there and i left in 2009(not including date of leaving or my destination due to fear of reprisal). i also had asthma at the time and was stuck at burn barrel even though that made my asthma worse. the then pew dorm manager helped me get home thankfully. he was not like the people who stayed there even though several treated me well. i also had a girlfriend who also shall remain nameless due to the reasons i stated for myself. She came by one day during what i thought was my lunch break and asked me if i was ok because the night before i had had problems breathing. i told her i was okay and picked her up in a sign of affection. i was then screamed at by the work detail supervisor to put her down. i was informed that night it was either a place to live or my girlfriend. i had no choice but to leave her while i was at the mission. she has informed me that she still goes through the alleyway and sees the men mistreated. recently she asked if she could come stay here( she lives near the mission and is afraid of the neighborhood) and i told her yes and she said that she still gets yelled at by some of the "workers" there who are on the payroll. if bad news was a true ministry they would be accepting of human nature and try to facilitate social outreach among "clients". they also informed me that i was not really supposed to call and check on my grandfather or uncle who have health problems. i had tried to get a job in the area and they sent me to their camp where i busted my butt and had to attend morning bible reading and their approved church when i never was taught to do the morning bible stuff and fact is i am a methodist and wanted to try the local um church for my services at the camp. this request was denied by the camp director and the head of the camp work detal. i was informed that i could not do such things as attend evening services at the local um church when i returned to the mission when the church went to evening services and that i was not allowed to attend the sunday evening meal that the church provided to those that attended services. they also would not allow me to seek the counsel of someone of my faith. the only evening service i was allowed to attend at that church was the Christmas Eve service. thankfully i was able to leave Indiana and my then girlfriend and I have been able to reconcile since i am no longer at bad news.