I'm very thankful for Oakendell in many way but mostly for helping me to understand how to live among others again. I feel that the out of placement treatment or the once a week outpatient treatment compared to placement is a significant difference. for one your being...

Oakendell has changed my life for the better in many ways. I spent a good portion of my life there, and as much as I hate to admit it, I needed it. When I got there I knew I wasn't going to be the same person I was before. I personally had my struggles, but no one care...

My name is Gabrial Irion. I attended Oakendell from the age 15 and graduated at the age of 18. Most of my life I have struggled with my own personal issues that past experiences have brought upon me. I was heading down a road where I lived by no set morals or structure...

Where do I even begin? I must admit that I sat, looking off into the distance, contemplating that very question for quite some time.

Put plain and simple: Oakendell was a turning point in my life.

And by turning point, I truly mean it.

I find it difficult to think about h...