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Child Mind Institute reviews

1.8

6% would recommend to a friend

(118 total reviews)

Harold S. Koplewicz, MD

7% approve of CEO

11% positive business outlook

Child Mind Institute has an employee rating of 1.8 out of 5 stars, based on 118 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a poor working experience there. The Child Mind Institute employee rating is 48% below average for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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118 reviews
1.0
Jun 11, 2025

Extremely Unprofessional and Toxic

Anonymous employee
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Pros

None! Do not work here!!

Cons

I have never experienced a workplace so unprofessional. I was contacted via Scoot to work as a summer substitute teacher for the Youth Mental Health Academy (YMHA) through the Child Mind Institute. From the start, the level of disorganization and disrespect was shocking. During training, the links didn’t work, and people were left in the Zoom waiting room for over 30 minutes after the scheduled start time. Nina Denson, the manager, consistently referred to employees as if we were students, making belittling comments like, “This is what students do,” which felt dehumanizing and disrespectful. It came across as a clear power trip. If you value being treated with professionalism and respect, I strongly recommend looking elsewhere. This experience was extremely disappointing. You are also not allowed to email staff regarding anything. If you email your Scoot Consultant a simple question, they will send an angry email back saying and I quote " DO NOT EMAIL ME". I have never been treated this way by an employer EVER! I am surprised no one has SUED for poor workplace environment.

1.0
May 17, 2024
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Pros

Looks good on your resume, many intelligent coworkers

Cons

Low pay compared to demands and expected work hours. Decent PTO but you can barely use any of it due to work expectations. Most managers are not fit to be effective leaders. Many will get the position without knowing how to support their team members in complex tasks or advocating for them when upper management are making unreasonable demands. Ironically, many managers have difficulty managing their own emotions and stress and often transfer it to those working underneath them. Employees are not set up to be successful in their work tasks (high demands, limited time, no guidance, punitive environment). Many people feel undervalued. There are limited means of providing feedback. Employees are often silenced or threatened when leadership doesn’t like the feedback and then are blamed for the issues they are speaking up about. Once that happens, that line of communication is closed or employees are told that the issues are already “under careful review” and therefore no further discussion is necessary. There is a culture that praises those who work to exhaustion but no one acknowledges it. You’ll hear a lot of superficial remarks about self care, setting boundaries, and having realistic expectations for yourself but then you’ll be labeled as an under-performer if you actually do these things. And you bet you’ll be receiving messages and emails up until late at night. So much of the work is important but the focus is too much on publicity and churning out many new ideas/projects that are halfway completed versus improving the initiatives that have already begun.

2.0
Dec 8, 2023
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Pros

CMI has meaningful goals with a lot of talented, intelligent people who want to help parents and children.

Cons

Management is awful. Most team meetings are run by one person who talks poorly about other team members (primarily their boss) the whole time. Zero efficiency or consideration of people's times. No organization. Projects take forever to get anywhere. Team morale doesn't exist. Everyone in charge is resistant to change and progress. There is zero emphasis on diversity... The work environment was dull and passive-aggressive, and it made what should have been meaningful work quite painful.

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