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Child Mind Institute

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Hard-working support staff but critical, unsupportive leadership - overall toxic work environment - Anonymous employee Child Mind Institute Employee Review

1.0
6 May 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Extremely nice office space and decent compensation but please read cons before applying for or accepting a job.

Cons

Misleading - this is not a true non-profit instead an elitist company. Funds raised/donated are put towards the state of the art facility on Park Avenue, Administrative staff salaries and housing Psychiatrists/Psychologists who are fully for-profit charging an astonishing amount for therapy/evaluations. Funds do not support the actual aid of children with mental health conditions and patients are of the wealthiest families in New York City and pay a full fee. Therefore the mission statement that mentions improving care for children everywhere is false. High turnover rate due to poor management (no reviews, feedback or training) and toxic work environment if you have to work with the President. From observation female clinicians are treated much differently (negatively). Founder/President works hard but is cynical and has no respect for those beneath him even most members of his executive team. This might be expected (unfortunately) of a fortune 500 company but never of a "non-profit."

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Pros

I learned a lot and the leadership was great!

Cons

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1.0
2 July 2026
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Pros

Some very smart minds working here

Cons

- Extremely toxic work culture - Senior Leadership have no strategy. They chase good PR to the detriment of the health of their teams. - All power stems from the top. It changes like the wind and is not anchored in the mission or evidence. If you are not kowtowing to the leader, you are let go and without any respect to what you have contributed. This can be seen in the C-suite changing constantly over the past year. - Resource allocation prioritizes senior leadership salaries, which negatively impacts delivery of programs and services. This also illustrates to anybody wanting to invest or fund that it is not a good place for ROI. - Extremely high turnover is a reflection of toxic HR and senior leadership.

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