Haunted: History of the Independence State Mental Health Institute

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[@ninjahighlife2962]

I was a patient there as a teen. That place is creepy. I have seen the shadow figures. The underground tunnels are really cool.

[@colleenirvine2592]

There is no drug and alcohol rehabilitation program. There has not been one there since the 1990's.

[@jeremypettus7233]

I was there when I was probably 12 and 13 I spent a lot of time getting restraining from staff and being takin over to the lock down area and the would give u shit in the butt check that would make you not have functions over you body they would strap you to a bed with a lot of belts to you hold you down leave you alone in the room for hrs and hrs how I made it out is a mystery that place was very haunted

[@goldenboymp5200]

I was there when I was 14 and had similar experiences on many occasions. The most haunting things I remember from this place were not paranormal activity but physical, psychological and sexual abuse I suffered at the hands of the staff that worked there.

[@mayahjensen]

​@@goldenboymp5200if you dont mind answering, what year were you there? I was there around 2013/14 when I was like 11/12

[@goldenboymp5200]

@@mayahjensen I was there around 1990 or 1991? I was 14? It was being run at that time by a main psychiatrist named Dr. Bealka. He was a very manipulative child predator and didn't seem to be particularly concerned with being caught. I think most of us at that time were molested or sexually assaulted by him at one point or another. Oftentimes he protected us against physical mistreatment from the other staff, but of course that came at a price that were always on his terms.