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Former employees say NC psych hospital rife with violence, abuse …

(9 days ago) WebHospital officials say allegations of violence, sexual assaults, overmedication and lack of mental health therapy are unfounded. by Taylor Knopf May 6, 2024. Former employees of a psychiatric hospital in Jacksonville owned by Universal Health Services …

https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/05/06/former-employees-say-short-staffed-nc-psych-hospital-rife-with-violence-abuse/

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Psychiatric hospital experience: I checked myself in, and …

(3 days ago) WebI had checked myself into the psych ward because I urgently needed to be under a psychiatrist’s care, but maybe now I would be calm enough to try reading again. After studying all the titles

https://slate.com/human-interest/2022/03/psychiatric-hospital-psych-ward-real-experience.html

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I went undercover to expose abuse at a mental health hospital - BBC

(6 days ago) WebI went undercover to expose abuse at a mental health hospital. 28 September 2022. By Alan Haslam,BBC Panorama. Emma Lynch/BBC. BBC Panorama reporter Alan Haslam witnessed bullying and humiliation

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63061077

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'Toxic culture' of abuse at mental health hospital revealed …

(8 days ago) WebBBC News. Humiliated, abused and isolated for weeks - patients were put at risk due to a "toxic culture" at one of the UK's biggest mental health hospitals, BBC Panorama can reveal. An undercover

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63045298

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The harrowing ‘systemic abuse’ at children’s hospitals …

(4 days ago) WebPinned down, force-fed and drugged into ‘zombie-like’ state: ‘Systemic abuse’ at children’s hospitals revealed. Investigation: Private mental health group was paid £190m by NHS despite

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/mental-health-abuse-hospital-b2204922.html

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NJ psychiatric hospitals accused of unsafe conditions, abuse

(Just Now) WebNorthJersey.com. 0:00. 1:20. The advocacy group Disability Rights New Jersey filed a lawsuit against state officials on Tuesday, alleging harrowing conditions and systematic violations of patient

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2024/02/21/nj-psychiatric-hospitals-unsafe-conditions-abuse-lawsuit/72687863007/

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Feds accuse Rhode Island of warehousing kids with mental health

(3 days ago) WebAlthough inpatient admissions at Bradley are designed to last only one to two weeks, the federal investigation concluded that children with behavioral health disabilities in DCYF’s care were often forced to languish in the hospital despite being ready for …

https://apnews.com/article/rhode-island-mental-health-bradley-hospital-87f3a1a1863ecf1cd9426581eff73e6a

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Years of scandal and promises as patients suffer - BBC News

(8 days ago) WebLike many mental health hospitals, Edenfield has struggled to recruit staff As a healthcare worker, he was paid the minimum wage - £9.50 an hour. Nearly all supermarkets pay people more for

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63045303

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How Nellie Bly went undercover to expose abuse of the …

(2 days ago) WebBly died of pneumonia at the age of 57 in 1922. One can only speculate what further triumphs and good deeds this remarkable woman might have achieved if only she lived a few years longer. At the

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-nellie-bly-went-undercover-to-expose-abuse-of-the-mentally-ill

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Three patients die by suicide inside a secure Brisbane …

(6 days ago) WebThree people have taken their own lives inside a locked mental health unit at The Prince Charles Hospital in the past 16 months, triggering an independent review. Two other patients were able to

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-15/mental-health-unit-suicide-deaths-prince-charles-hospital/103843156

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Mental health patients 'raped and sexually assaulted' in NHS care …

(3 days ago) WebPatient 11, a new podcast investigation by Sky News and The Independent, uncovers nearly 20,000 complaints of sexual assault, abuse and harassment across mental health trusts in England since 2019.

https://news.sky.com/story/mental-health-patients-raped-and-sexually-assaulted-while-being-treated-by-nhs-as-national-scandal-revealed-13056678

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NHS mental health hospital staff filmed ‘mocking and slapping’ …

(7 days ago) WebPolice are investigating allegations that vulnerable patients were bullied, humiliated and verbally abused by staff at one of the UK’s biggest NHS mental health hospitals. Staff were apparently

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/28/nhs-mental-health-hospital-staff-filmed-mocking-and-slapping-patients

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Report Finds “Code of Silence” at Mental Health - ProPublica

(2 days ago) WebThe OIG report comes after a series of stories by Capitol News Illinois, Lee Enterprises Midwest and ProPublica revealing a culture of patient abuse and cover-ups at the state-run facility in

https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-choate-abuse-code-of-silence

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Hospital at centre of ‘systemic abuse’ scandal to close permanently

(4 days ago) WebExclusive: Whistleblowers treated at Berkshire mental health hospital shed ‘tears of joy’ over its immediate closure - after The Independent revealed scandal of systemic abuse

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/huntercombe-hospital-scandal-nhs-abuse-b2378127.html

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Fear, Neglect, Coercion, and Dehumanization: Is Inpatient …

(3 days ago) WebInpatient psychiatric hospitalization is a common practice when individuals face severe mental health crises. Unfortunately, epidemiological research has demonstrated that following hospitalization, individuals are far more likely to face adverse …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23743735221079138

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These shocking stories show mental health is still not being taken

(1 days ago) WebWe’re paying £2bn a year to subsidise private mental health hospitals – that’s the cost of government negligence Tue 26 Apr 2022 02.00 EDT Last modified on Tue 26 Apr 2022 09.48 EDT Share

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/26/shocking-stories-mental-health-england-2bn-a-year-private-hospitals

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25 Horrifying (And Heartbreaking) True Stories From The Psych Ward

(9 days ago) Web15. He had been raped by his father and was going to go back to live with him in a camper by the lake. “I was in a juvenile psych unit. A 16-year-old kid was in for molesting his 3-year-old sister. He was court ordered to be there for a period of time. I …

https://thoughtcatalog.com/lorenzo-jensen-iii/2017/09/25-horrifying-and-heartbreaking-true-stories-from-the-psych-ward/

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Federal report finds Oregon State Hospital failed to keep - MSN

(1 days ago) WebHospital staff concluded that Patient 25 was unable to give consent because of their mental state. But after being moved to the new unit, Patient 25 reported being coerced into sex in the hospital

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/federal-report-finds-oregon-state-hospital-failed-to-keep-patients-safe-from-violence-sex-abuse/ar-BB1mbMSj

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I went undercover to expose abuse at a mental health hospital

(8 days ago) WebI went undercover to expose abuse at a mental health hospital. 29 September 2022. Emma Lynch/BBC. BBC Panorama reporter Alan Haslam witnessed bullying and humiliation at the Edenfield Centre. By

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63061077

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31 Stories From Former Psychiatric Hospital Patients - BuzzFeed

(5 days ago) Web28. "Everything is bolted down — the beds, the desks, the chairs. Also, if you’re a suicide or self-harm risk, there is a very strong chance you will not be allowed to use the bathroom or

https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahmarder/people-who-have-been-to-psychiatric-hospitals-are-sharing

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Everyday Horrors of the Mental Health System SSRI Horror Stories

(8 days ago) WebCatherine’s Story: A Child Lost to Psychiatry. 2008. From Iatrogenic Harm to Iatrogenic Violence: Corruption and the End of Medicine, by Leah M. Ashe, PhD., Anthropology & Medicine, 28:2, 255-275, (2021). Leah died at the age of 40, seven months after she …

http://www.psychrights.org/horrors.htm

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Shuttering state institutions was supposed to help fix mental …

(8 days ago) WebGov. Luther Youngdahl set fire to restraints at the Anoka State Hospital in 1949. "His goal was to move Minnesota's mental institutions from among the worst in the nation to a model for the future

https://www.startribune.com/mental-health-care-history-minnesota-institutions-hospitals/600366681/

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Health trust running unit which saw abuse faces NHS intervention

(7 days ago) WebHealth trust running unit which saw abuse faces NHS intervention. 23 November 2022. BBC. A number of staff at the trust have previously been dismissed or suspended. A mental health trust that runs

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-63729345

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In rural Texas, ERs are facing a growing mental health crisis

(3 days ago) WebFor 24/7 mental health support in English or Spanish, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s free help line at 800-662-4357. You can also reach a trained crisis

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/07/texas-mental-health-hospitals-er/

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Tewksbury Hospital staff raise alarm about violent patient …

(2 days ago) WebSarah Betancourt. May 13, 2024. Months after one patient stabbed another, Tewksbury Hospital nurses and health professionals picketed outside of the Tewksbury Public Library Monday to draw attention to an increasing number of violent incidents in …

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-05-13/tewksbury-hospital-staff-raise-alarm-about-violent-patient-encounters

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RI under fire for treatment of kids with behavioral health problems

(2 days ago) Web527 children in DCYF care from Jan. 1, 2017, through Sept. 30, 2022, who had been hospitalized at Bradley Hospital for more than 100 consecutive days, according to a news release. 42 children were

https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/crime/2024/05/13/ri-under-fire-for-treatment-of-kids-with-behavioral-health-problems/73669428007/

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Citing Safety, New York Moves Mentally Ill People Out of the Subway

(2 days ago) WebBut some New Yorkers were put on edge by a series of high-profile attacks carried out by mentally ill homeless people in recent months. Crime rates also surged in the transit system early this

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/nyregion/nyc-subway-mental-health-homeless.html

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Up to 40pc of mental health conditions are linked to child abuse …

(3 days ago) WebReachOut : au.reachout.com. The research has found that childhood maltreatment is responsible for up to 41 per cent of common mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, substance

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-09/child-neglect-abuse-linked-mental-health-sydney-university-study/103818552

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Review recommends mental health system improvements after …

(1 days ago) WebSA Health has previously said Mr Dunk was released from the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) two days prior to the alleged attack, after being treated for a mental health condition. If you or anyone

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-11/review-of-south-australia-mental-health-after-alleged-stabbing/103834626

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North Carolina will revoke license of wilderness camp where boy …

(4 days ago) WebTrails Carolina had been cited for violating several regulations, including one requiring mental health facilities to protect clients from abuse. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trails-carolina-wilderness-camp-boy-died-license-revoked-rcna146296

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New $305 million Austin State Hospital unveiled The Texas Tribune

(2 days ago) WebState leaders on Wednesday unveiled a new $305 million hospital, part of an $2.5 billion overhaul of the state’s aging psychiatric hospital system. Austin State Hospital is a new 240-bed

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/15/texas-psychiatric-hospitals-mental-health/

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Edenfield Centre: Staff sacked over abuse at hospital - BBC News

(7 days ago) WebSome staff who worked at a mental health hospital where the BBC filmed patients being mistreated have been sacked, an NHS trust has said. I went undercover to expose abuse at mental health

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-63261476

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Mental Health & Substance Use Disorders Medicare

(Just Now) WebMedicare covers certain screenings, services, and programs that aid in the treatment and recovery of mental health and substance use disorders. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, call or text 988, the free and confidential Suicide Crisis Lifeline. …

https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/mental-health-substance-use-disorder

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Convicted sex offender set to be released, will likely live in Madera

(Just Now) WebThe judge ordered Camacho to be released from the California State Hospital. In 1993, Camacho was convicted of multiple counts of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child under the age of 14.

https://abc30.com/post/high-risk-sex-offender-release-set-ciro-camacho/14834729/

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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs Mental Health Reform Law - KCRG

(4 days ago) WebIowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a law Wednesday to overhaul Iowa’s mental health system to include substance abuse and consolidate the mental health regions from 32 to 7 districts.

https://www.kcrg.com/2024/05/15/live-gov-reynolds-sign-mental-health-bill/

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Rutgers Provides Hope for Ex-Offenders Navigating Recovery and …

(2 days ago) WebFor more than a decade, Rutgers has provided physical and mental health care to more than 19,000 of New Jersey’s inmates. The NJDOC asked Rutgers to create the IRTS program because few inmates who received treatment referrals for addiction were …

https://impact.rutgers.edu/irts/

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Bergen County Intensive Outpatient Program Treatment Centers

(5 days ago) WebIndividuals struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues face many challenges. (240) 301-1320. View our continuum of care takes treatment out of hospitals and into real-life

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/treatment-rehab/nj/bergen-county?category=intensive-outpatient-program

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