One of Valley’s few defenders, Eleisha, urged comments to consider how Valley’s consumers digest the rancor that Dark exposed.
“Bottom line, support the clients of VMH and stop trashing the employer you work for, because it’s really not benefiting the problem,” Eleisha wrote.
An anonymous commenter—there were several—wrote back that Valley’s oversight mechanisms are corrupt and whistle-blowers face retaliation, thus public griping is all that is left. “People speak out in whatever way they can.”
Perhaps the most often repeated comment was that Dark’s story “only touches the tip of the iceberg,” as An Insider wrote, but as the story was already at about 3,500 words, the rest will have to be for another day.
One thing is clear: Many employees have lost faith with Valley. A response to the story by VMH’s CEO that was e-mailed to employees was leaked on the comment board.
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Mr. Dark please investigate a follow-up article. Since this was published the fallout continues throughout the mental health community and public funders. I work for an allied agency, and my clients continue to report that they are unable to access the services they are entitled to being Medicaid eligible, however, vmh continues to build, remodel, and pay for all those empty facilites - while still charging the federal govt. The agency is corrup and should be held accountable for the $100M they are receiving from federal and public funds. Client services are decreasing by the day - there need to be more options for those who have Medicaid insurance. People need to realize that they are not getting what their public dollars pay for - Medicaid rates are going right to incompentent management who make ridiculous wages sitting in meetings all day, it's not right.
Eleisha, I think you view speaking publicly about the issue as not doing anything is ludicrous. Part of solving an issue is first bringing light to the issue. That is exactly what is being done. These comment sections are used to discuss an article, and people are commenting on the article and putting there input. Yes some are bashing the company they work for but that is because they are upset. It is not easy to reveal your identity on this subject matter when your income comes from working for a company as large as valley.
If you are as familiar with the social work field as you say, then you would know that Valley Mental Health has a huge market share of Mental Health services, and if you burn your bridge with Valley you have limited options in working in the industry.
obveously these comments are leading to nothing but more negativity and yet nothing is being done. I will applaud all of you annonomous people when I see you become un annonomous and genuinly stand up for what you believe in by advocating for mental health. Realy you want the BMW that you lust over so much become a freakin lawyer because sorry to say it but no where in mental health except in admin positions are you going to get it. I know many LCSW's who don't work for VMH and they don't drive BMW's either they settle for the same averaqe car the rest of us drive. Why because the client comes first not the money. Mental health is not a priority to the state and federal government it has never been highly funded. Why focus all your time venting when you could be taking action isn't that what the NASW asks you to do anyway?