Greetings reader,
I’ve just come across this report from the BBC News in the U.K. dated May 6th 2014. The article states that people are being forced to travel miles from home, family and friends for mental health (hospital) care, sometimes over 200 miles away. The article says that in some cases people are being given a bed in a “bed and breakfast” hotel because psych hospital beds are full. The BBC article also reports that some people have deliberately overdosed in order to get a bed for mental health care.
Geez, what a disgrace. There is a similar shortage of psychiatric hospital beds for people who need more acute care in Australia too (unless you have expensive private health insurance which most cannot afford).
The link to the article is below.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-27285555
Take care out there, and stay connected.
Greg \M/h.
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