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So, in my state, there are two kinds of psych hospitals: Public, and Private. The public ones are open to people without insurance. This means that they are full of chronically homeless people, people with really bad substance abuse, and people with sometimes severe psychosis. Fights are very common, as is females being sexually harassed. They can be a huge culture shock to anyone who hasn't been homeless themselves and seen these sorts of things first hand on a daily basis. Even seeing someone having a psychotic fit engaging in very bizarre behavior can be disturbing for some people The public psych hospitals are the only hospitals in my state that accept involuntary people. These people are sent following a failed suicide attempt, or else sent there by family members, friends, or professionals within the mental health field who fill out forms detailing why the person is a danger to themselves or others due to their mental health (involuntary committals) The private psych hospitals only accept voluntary people, no involuntary. And they only accept people with insurance. Some of them in my state offer equine therapy where they bring horses in you can care for, dog therapy where they bring in therapy dogs to play with, they have art therapy, music therapy, and a gym. The food is top notch So whenever I am talking to someone who is a danger to themselves to the point where we would have to force them into treatment, we will usually implore them "please come to the private hospital, I do not want to have to send you to public one against your will" | |||
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Here's a little secret to avoid an involuntary committal: Don't open your door for police, and keep your doors locked. The police are the ones who come to serve the pick-up order from the psych hospital. They are NOT allowed to force entry into your home for a mental health pick up. They can and will attempt to open any door in your front or back yard that they can get to. If your door is unlocked, they are legally allowed to open it and go inside looking for you. If your door is locked, they are not allowed to break it down without a warrant (which they won't have for a mental health pick up, not unless you also committed a serious crime)
Just don't open the door for police, no matter how loud they knock and call for you. After around 72 hours the pick up order is dropped. Typically police will only make 1 or at most 2 attempts to pick the person up before they give up | ||
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Seek employment u hunks of shit! | ||
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Australia doesn't count
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im not mental whY YOU WANT ME IN HOSPITAL U GONNA VAX ME
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i feel for that guy but that is fucking hilarious cuz it's kinda like exactly what has happened to me in the past and others i know | |||
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ya i need to get better 'insurance' than the va coverage it's stupid lol | |||
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