Inside an ER's psych room

A behind-the-scenes look inside a children's hospital psych room. Children in mental health crises are kept in these specially designed rooms for their safety.
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[@ItzBrittKneeBish]

I've been inpatient in different states and it is MIND BLOWING the array of treatment. It ranged from borderline abuse to overly pampering.

[@ReineDeLaSeine14]

Yale was a nice balance.

[@simisimisimisimi3552]

Depends on the funding

[@abundantharmony]

Drug addict rich kids be like:

[@blackflyingfox3365]

@@abundantharmony I guarantee the vast majority of the people in those government funded rehab places are not rich kids. Some are homeless. Fights break out. It's not a fun place anyone wants to be. Alcohol and substance abuse can hit anyone.

[@abundantharmony]

@@blackflyingfox3365 naaa, the "different states" gave it away.

[@obamahimself2885]

I’ve been to the psych ward many times in my life. I’m 16 now and can tell you the only way to get out is just to fake it till you make it.

[@polishherowitoldpilecki5521]

I’m currently dealing with similar problems. Have you found any relief by chance? I could use some advice.

[@TheYoutubeVideoFactory]

@@polishherowitoldpilecki5521 fake out or break out

[@XXAnthonyCarmineXx]

Jeez and you’re only 16? Smh

[@josiahculley7686]

mental health issues are just nutrition deficincies, 92 percent of the population doesnt even know about nutrition deficiencies. its on purpose so the heathcare industry can make billions and cure nothing and keep you sick. a preservitive free myers cocktail iv and preservitive free d3 injjection or iv will cure almost all health issues in about a week. you just do them once a month. chemical imbalance/trauma/genetic reasons for mental health issues a scam and a lie.

[@peanutgallery5427]

Thanks Obama

[@kernelxsanders]

"Here's an idea, let's put up the number for the prevention hotline then cover it up with ads for our other videos"

[@bluekewne]

988

[@nycjanedoe]

@@bluekewne 99 percent of the people on those call lines are there to feel good about themselves. NOT to help anyone else. Helping others is a pretense in service to their own hero complexes. How you know this is that the second you tell them that how they're showing up feels invalidating or minimizing, or when they just aren't getting you, they get defensive. It may be subtle but it's always there. They'll apologize for your feelings instead of their clumsiness or inadequacy - anything to avoid acknowledging their human fallibility. When people refuse to acknowledge their own humanity: Run the other way. They cannot help you. Wounds that occur in the context of human relationship can only be healed in the context of human relationships: specifically, those that meet the unmet human needs that resulted in our wounding in the first place. Those people are not real. ACoA is more productive. Or CODA. Work on being accountable for and to yourself and your own healing. Do the workbooks outside of meetings. Really think about the questions. Write out your thoughts, all of the little parts. Eventually it will start to make sense. People who pretend never to have been where we are, are no bloody use to us.

[@aidenmoro7583]

36 hours?? I’ve seen people waiting for weeks. The system is most definitely broken. It’s such a depressing and terrible place to be. Im 17, I was hospitalized 6 times in the past 2 years. Once time they put me in the quiet room (a small room padded walls the whole deal) for 5 days with a 1 to 1. Only allowed scrubs, some paper/crayons, and I wasn’t allowed to shower with the door closed. It was dehumanizing and a form of torture no doubt.

[@trixieagustina6163]

I agree. How the hell is it supposed to make your mental health better? I stayed in a small, dark room for over a day before I got transported to an inpatient facility

[@dole2186]

I’m pretty sure they did that for safety reasons. Many people have commit suicide in the shower left alone. It’s the hospital policies, they don’t want to be liable if something happens.

[@JustDesiStuff2]

@@dole2186 Not accurate. They do it to force feed medicines.

[@theharshtruthoutthere]

@@dole2186 Turn to bible and allow CHRIST to be your therapist, psychologist and psychiatrist. No man nor women fits to be one. All are sinners and without glory, all are tempted and suffer the same. All are expected to REPENT AND BORN AGAIN, to LIVE HOLY AND GO AND SIN NO MORE. All are weak in the daily fight between their spirit and flesh. All these therapist, psychologist and psychiatrist, this world provides, can do is: to deceive and steal. They deceived you through all these “diagnoses” and they steal your money, through all the pills which you “need”. In short: they poison your mind and your overall health, leaving you with neither one. Therapist, Psychologist and Psychiatrist = Field where no human soul, never ever going to fit of being an help, no matter the among of years spend in “medical schools” or the decree gotten from there. ALL of us are daily deceived, no matter the walks of life. Do not trust one nor to try to be one. 1 John 4:1 KJV Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

[@polishherowitoldpilecki5521]

Suicide treatment is still ln the 19th century. The least advanced area of medicine.

[@dawndesilver4891]

Pshch wards might be the worse way to help people like this. They are literary saying "oh You're suicidal and depressed? Here go to straight-up jail. + no privacy and abuse!" this will never help if anything this would make them worse. I'd choose not to kms just so i dont have to go threw this hell.

[@elizabeth4275]

What kind of abuse can be in there ?

[@quillmorningstar8713]

​@@elizabeth4275 Gaslighting, guilt-tripping, manipulation, coercion, blackmail, victim blaming, s_xv4l harassment, s_xv4l assault, simple assault, battery, aggravated battery, along with many others.

[@kingofichigo]

​@@elizabeth4275 sexual abuse, for starters

[@BePatientStudentDriver]

@@elizabeth4275verbal and emotional abuse

[@Withyourbrokeass]

@@elizabeth4275 Sexual assaults, grooming, mental & psychological l abuse is very common for people who get sent to wards or group homes.

[@AG-xl4hy]

It doesn’t just stress the medical system, it stresses the children, it stresses society. The long term ramifications of continuing to address mental health issues in the way we have been, whether for juveniles or adults, will only continue to increase the social and economic problems we’re seeing today.

[@brainbomb.]

It doesn't stress the medical system or society at all. Just the children. The medical system and society are the perpatrators.

[@audreykeegan8092]

I wanted to die as a kid and I thank god that I made sure no one understood how bad I was suffering and subsequently prevented myself from this hell. I always had my suspicions about child mental health stigmas and turns out I was damn right

[@catelinrussin8206]

Right this would make me feel more depressed that room seems so lonely…

[@josiahculley7686]

mental health issues are just nutrition deficincies, 92 percent of the population doesnt even know about nutrition deficiencies. its on purpose so the heathcare industry can make billions and cure nothing and keep you sick. a preservitive free myers cocktail iv and preservitive free d3 injjection or iv will cure almost all health issues in about a week. you just do them once a month. chemical imbalance/trauma/genetic reasons for mental health issues a scam and a lie.

[@nfsnitrovoidblanknullgalaxy17]

I was there a lil' yet honestly...well i dont know

[@kingofichigo]

I'm glad I knew to keep my mouth shut, that's for damn sure!

[@rosyc9250]

Just curious, what would have been seen as helpful?

[@janetslater129]

Being in a psychiatric room or psych hospital stresses everyone out.

[@elizabeth4275]

😂

[@ImionsaeXwb77]

I agree, but if your crazy someone's got to do something about it, or should we let the crazy folks be crazy...

[@meghan_.]

it actually really helped me, i miss being there

[@defpickles9829]

This isn’t help, this is prison.

[@Lutyrannus]

Just because it appears that way does not mean that it is. You don't know what the doctors do in these rooms. They do appear threatening, but appearances don't really matter.

[@kathleengivant-taylor2277]

I agree

[@michellewei7349]

Not true. How would YOU handle these problems? Trying to "talk" them through it? Did you hear them say how combative kids can be? bring.. back.. mental.. health.. institutions!

[@nathanalves3284]

These doctors must be VERY good because tying a person to a bed and leaving them trapped inside a room without a window is definitely not good for their mental health​@@Lutyrannus

[@rambles2727]

​@@Lutyrannusi been there. It was pretty much jail. But where I was was a full on psych hospital

[@Mushroomlover06]

My first hospitalization.. I was 12.. I was so young. I'm a senior in high school now. I plan on being a peds nurse. And I just look back at how far I came in my mental health journey and see that there ARE brighter days!! The fact that the ER is getting kids younger and younger with SI makes me feel for them.. And it breaks my heart. As a big sister myself.. I want to hug all those little kids so hard and tell them that they belong and that I love them so much. My heart breaks for all those kids. Because I was one of those kids growing up... 😞❤

[@Fer--]

its great the thing you do! good luck doing that ! im currently thinking abt admitting myself in one of those places idk, Goodluck on your journey of becoming a nurse!

[@Mushroomlover06]

​@@Fer-- I wish you the best of luck. ❤

[@Fer--]

@@Mushroomlover06 y'know what? i think i preffer that over electronics design XD (help what is "bias network current through R1 and R2" )

[@aidenmoro7583]

I’m a senior as well, and I’ve been hospitalized a number of times. It really is amazing to see that as cliche as the phrase is, it really does get better. Im clean from everything since my last hospitalization 5 months ago. I also want to work in the pediatrics, I want to work in the emergency room. Anyways, I’m rooting for you!

[@Mushroomlover06]

@@aidenmoro7583 tysm. I'm rooting for you as well my friend! ♡♡

[@ceciraegagnon1901]

it took me 4 DAYS to be placed back in 2022 when I was just 15. I sat tied up to a ER bed alone for 4 days.

[@blackdonaldtrump3869]

I’ve been diagnosed with major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder and my drug use since my teens just made it 100 times worse which led to many anxiety attacks and depressive episodes. The absolute worst part of this is being housed with people who are actually violently psychotic so you have to be on guard at all times. The system is 100% broken I’m 26 and they tried to say they had to make sure my parents were okay with me being released even though for 13 days I showed absolutely no signs of any mental distress. They were just trying to keep me longer for unnecessary reasons.

[@campanaro_99]

Forcing someone to live is the worst thing imaginable

[@pasttense69]

While I understand this pov I’d have to disagree. The goal of a psychiatric hospital is to better the patient and have them start their road to recovery. I do understand that a lot of psychiatric hospitals vary in the amount of care they provide a patient, but generally the idea is to help the patient recover

[@campanaro_99]

@pasttense69 i agree with you. i think these places should exist and if possible, help people. but on the other hand, if one is mentally capable of choosing what they want they should be allowed to do so. Our life is a gift, but the end of life is a gift too

[@sophiegail7133]

i agree 100%. but kids dont have the best insight for the future tho

[@Someoneidk-cheese]

I can agree, but who knows? Maybe their lives will become much better in the future.

[@campanaro_99]

@Someoneidk-cheese i really hope so

[@emmafaught6820]

As a previous psych patient, it sucks

[@OKYAH]

I hope you’re better now, I’ve never been to one, but I agree. It sounds like prison, hell maybe even worse?

[@QuanPookie]

How was it?

[@meghan_.]

my stay was awesome

[@Willkanapski]

You shoud go back there

[@Dragon-of-the-twelves]

I've never been in a psych ward, but I've seen pictures, and this is quite good for a psych ward room imo.

[@Songsthesecond]

I was in an emergency psychiatric hospital and it was so bad and scary they treated me like I was crazy for no reason and they were very mean to me and they locked the room and restrained me for no reason and the room was very cold it was so inhumane and this was in Dubai

[@T9xtech]

How’d you end up in a Dubai psych unit? How’d you even end up in Dubai?

[@lrowe272]

So sorry that you had to go such a scary situation

[@Songsthesecond]

@@lrowe272 well I also have extremely abusive parents and family at home it was worse

[@pokemontraineryellow5765]

@@SongsthesecondI’m so sorry. I heard middle eastern counties are more brutal

[@Thelastsong96]

Me too . Minnesota

[@phulioyuong3659]

respect for all these guys. Emergency Psych Room is a necessary for all ages.

[@punapeter]

In Texas for sure.

[@ItsYaBoiiiDB]

​@@punapeter how bout nyc?

[@Songsthesecond]

Actually the staff are mean they treat you like you are crazy and they beat you it was so bad and inhumane

[@blitzandchitzgaming2584]

No it’s not. It’s inhuman and these places should be destroyed.

[@vikingraider8061]

@@Songsthesecond this is true. All hospital staff are mean and rude most of the time regardless. Lying to you, making you wait, insulting you behind your back

[@fr2ncm9]

Psychological trauma PTSD CPTSD Borderline Personality Disorder, is a crisis no one talks about. Child abuse is not something you grow out of. Many times it's complicated by other factors such poverty. People who have been abused as children are at a high risk of developing susbstance abuse issues and winding up in the criminal justice system.

[@lifestream_real]

We need more reportage like this. We need to see the truth of what's happening in these places. Thank you, CBS!

[@hsunteik]

Restraining them will just make them feel worse.

[@rambles2727]

You're correct

[@ExtraterrestrialShadow]

Agreed

[@ExtraterrestrialShadow]

It’s like torture and it’s like your being forced or it can terrorfie you cuz u think ur getting attacked harmed abused :which you are: or forcefully injected

[@hsunteik]

@@ExtraterrestrialShadow what is terrorfie? 😂😂 /j

[@nillyeg]

However if you’re the staff member, it’s better to restrain them than just letting them harm you. But, don’t think they restrain them for long.

[@darqv9358]

I tried to hang myself when i was 9. I was mentally and emotionally, and sometimes physically abused by multiple of the orderlies and nurses, which just made me a misanthropic person. I stopped telling them how miserable i was so i could isolate myself from them, and only ever showed emotion when my family visited, when i begged them through tears to take me home. 10 years later, I'm still miserable and any shred of wanting help was destroyed. I'm not necessarily suicidal, but ive convinced myself that I'm better off alone so i alienated my friends and family, began insulting my friends when they tried to help me to keep them at arm's length. It made me a worse person all around, and I'm too far gone. Do NOT send your child to any of these facilities. Just do monthly visits with a psychiatrist, because these facilities don't help. All it will do is condition them to never seek help again. Some of these facilities are good places and do help kids, but is it worth the risk?

[@brogadierthethird7790]

You're never too far gone. If there's one who understands you, it's God. We have a God who weeps (John 11:35) and will one day restore everything that was broken. I appreciate your insight about these hospitals. You are loved, and you matter.

[@kingofichigo]

I've decided being close to other humans is waaaay too risky. Better to keep them at arms length so I can watch them better

[@AndyHorcasitas-ck6dn]

Hey what's up, I'm Andrew What's your name? See it's polite to introduce yourself before asking ones name.

[@AndyHorcasitas-ck6dn]

@@brogadierthethird7790 thanks

[@darqv9358]

@@AndyHorcasitas-ck6dn I didn't, and nobody else in this thread asked for anyone's name.

[@lovesallanimals9948]

Most if these places do more harm than good

[@aethylwulfeiii6502]

Haldol is a modern day lobotomy.

[@taylorm1997]

You must not have to deal with these kids

[@lovesallanimals9948]

@@taylorm1997 I don't have to have dealt with kids like these to know when something is abusive

[@healplaylove]

Many of these kids have unhealed trauma. Restraining and/or isolating them could trigger and / or re-traumatize them. We need a softer approach.

[@kylem1112]

No, they need to get tf off the internet,and social media and their parents need to stop being pushovers and raise their kids

[@mewmewkitten]

@@kylem1112 i don't think you understand anything about mental health at all lol

[@user-wb2yv7ll9d]

There must be a better way to help people? This seems so harsh and scary.

[@brookelawrence6740]

You are right. There must be a better way to help people. I have ptsd from treatment like this. Dehumanization is unacceptable.

[@Roxieb_1]

@@brookelawrence6740I agree it is so horrible but then again I think at least they are there to keep them alive and I think there a difficult line to figure out

[@OKYAH]

fr, wtf is this supposed to do, help them mentally get better? Oh hell nah. they should get some common sense.

[@beinghere_1273]

@@brookelawrence6740I have ptsd and afraid to get even more after that if I ever loose control (god pls hope not)

[@kingofichigo]

I would seriously rather die

[@fr2ncm9]

I used to work as a Intensive Case Manager. Most of my clients were mentally ill substance abusers. Many were also homeless. Through talking with them I found that most of my clients also grew up in an abusive enviroment. There are numerous research studies that back up my experiences. If we spent more money and resources on families, we could greatly reduce many of the ills that plague society.

[@SquareSquared2]

I got admitted to the psychward yesterday. Wasn't there long. But had a break in mental health. I got over it pretty quickly. But let me tell you something. Treating these people like they are cows in a farm to move through to the next place to be doesn't help. There are patients in there who feel like they get talked to for 5 minutes and then told to sit for another 6 hours, struggling in pain. Ignored. Who does that help? The staff are overworked, patients undercared for. It's really sad to see first hand. I was fortunate enough to be let out in about 8 hours or so, but to imagine being there for days on end waiting for hours at a time is heartbreaking. Treat these people like they are human beings. Not only the patients but the staff as well.

[@lifestream_real]

Best comment I've read yet! The system's completely messed up, and it's growing more and more dehumanising by the day!

[@Willkanapski]

No

[@debishaw9355]

Omg, I’m so sorry to hear this! I’m a senior and glad my life will hopefully be over soon. I can’t imagine being a child and knowing they have their whole life to live in this crazy world. Too much social media and bullies and crazy dysfunctional families.

[@lovesallanimals9948]

The world period is f up

[@jasonjames4254]

Yeah, and the thing is, much of this can be mitigated by parents simply saying no and setting limits. However, we now have a generation of gutless parents who grew up with a cell phone in their hands and cannot imagine a world without 24/7 access to social media. If you don't raise your children, social media will!

[@ReineDeLaSeine14]

We’ve always had crazy families and bullies. just not social media.

[@New-bw4kz]

Exactly

[@billciphergirl6049]

Hey, there were some implications in this comment. I hope you're sage and well.

[@juliaanderson7779]

Hey, I just wanted to let you all know today that you are loved and your life has amazing things still yet to come. If you need a stranger to talk to I'm here for you.

[@asmayedeus5731]

"Cook Children's?" If that isn't the worst name for any facility ever, I seriously don't know what is...

[@karig4473]

So the moral of the story is don't get help for sucide as your treated like your committing a crime

[@HanaMarshmallows]

Yup

[@Shteven]

Destruction of government property

[@karig4473]

@@Shteven how is it destruction of government property

[@shrimpfry880]

​@@karig4473you are the proprerty of the government. thats why they want us to be healthy. so we can bring freedom to god knows where and pay taxes

[@kingofichigo]

​@@karig4473we are government property, silly. What, did you think we were people or something?

[@cabbagekid6366]

Yh I get it but restraining them and the place looking like an old mental asylum will make them feel worse

[@jennacarolle5153]

Really unfortunate and stigmatizing that the first images are of restraints and tying patients to the bed. And that one of the main intervention they discuss and show is mechanical restraint. This facility is in the dark ages. There are so many interventions and ways to support kids other than restraining them to beds. Hopefully they get some training soon.

[@katebudgets]

This is actually one of the safest facilities I’ve seen. Unfortunately restraints are used to keep others and the patient safe even if it seems cruel. When they’re restrained either meditative or medicinal calming techniques are used.

[@jennacarolle5153]

@@katebudgets Many facilities have gone to zero restraint policies or to last resort restrainet policies. The idea tat hte best way to manage patients is through restraints is completely unnecessary and not best practice in any way. It isn't necessary at all. Demonstrates a lack of staff training on other ways to provide care to patients with psychaitric illness. Having a mental illness doesn't mean you need to be tied down because you are too scary for staff to talk to unles you are tied up. It is a terrible image to use as a introduction to psychiatric care or as a main intervention.

[@telepathicmagicshop]

I agree. I’d rather hurt myself than go to one of those places to be honest and I’m an adult.

[@learnspanishwithmeadrianas5795]

​@@katebudgetsyou're wrong they tie you down and leaves you alone

[@invisi6l339]

​@@katebudgets It doesn't "seem" cruel, it IS cruel. It's worsening the mental health of the sufferer. A "sane" person could go "crazy" if they are tied to the bed like that. The psych ward/ mental hospital just doesn't want to be held liable for any harm to their patients, they don't have proper training or procedure to help but still want to make money, so they have to do this and advertise it to make it look like they are actually helping the patients

[@jerkyboy8897]

Being a parent is hard. Being a parent of a mentally disturbed child is so much more challenging. STRENGTH and BLESSINGS to all

[@DoreenWeed]

This is inhumane. Restraints! Shame on you! There is no compassion!

[@thomasbennington7403]

Acting out is an awful way to.describe a child suffering and struggling .very judgemental implies the child is doing it for attention

[@audreykeegan8092]

Yes thank you this is how I felt which is why I never said a word to the therapist when my parents had to be in the room

[@PearlKittens-dv1sh]

They are 😂

[@PearlKittens-dv1sh]

​@@audreykeegan8092 better to never say anything period

[@Destroyaface129]

@@PearlKittens-dv1shwhat

[@milo8009]

The system is broken.

[@GOTHAMDEFENSE]

the first time i went to the psych ward i was twelve and it was so dehumanizing

[@Wynn_Wynnz]

I remember going to a pyschward just a year ago because i was suicidal.. i meet so many crazy people there.

[@ReineDeLaSeine14]

In Connecticut, you have to get consent for restraint. I consented to the possible need of chemical restraint but I can’t be restrained physically due to my disability

[@cubsfan5734]

in ny its implied consent if the patient is a danger to him/herself or others they are legaly able to restrain

[@homairaabbasi2702]

This is so heart breaking.

[@sharonproctor9592]

So, if parents restrain it's considered abuse..

[@HannahCredeur]

I was in the hospital for 4 and a half days before I actually was able to get transferred to a facility

[@ugh9671]

Gay

[@keijulkyl]

If you're an adult they have a place for you in jail.

[@rose-b6u5e]

Omg that room make more person depressed😢

[@New-bw4kz]

Imagine what the future looks like when more and more kids are in need of a psych ward

[@OKYAH]

and that psych ward will make them more insane.. which probably will lead to trust issues/higher suicide rates… kinda sad how their treating them, tho I’m not sad, I’m mostly angry, people need some common sense. How’s strapping gonna help your mental health?

[@aethylwulfeiii6502]

Children don’t usually have psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia and bipolar, they really should have the obligation to rule out ALL medical causes.

[@shelbeepollino9008]

I was a psych sitter in a major metro area hospital, 6am to 6pm. Some days were hard but I truly enjoyed the work, I loved talking to the patients (usually) and always felt good when I could put a smile on their faces and make them laugh. I always tried to get them talking about something they enjoyed, and even if it was something I wasn’t into I asked them all kinds of questions about it, it usually made the day go fast and made them feel a little better 🖤

[@ErenJaegerTheRealOne]

Wow! It looks like you really help people! PSYCHE!!!

[@AleinWonderland]

I’ve been in one at Piedmont Georgia and it was horrible. Honestly, being in one of those rooms is terrifying. I didn’t feel helped there, my mom and I just felt like we were being treated like animals in a cage. The system is indeed broken.

[@chainz7006]

if u go to the ER dont tell them ur having suicidal thoughts they will lock u up in a room and ignore u for hours and hours thats what happened to me they treat u like ur a criminal

[@kurapika5784]

Agreed, never. Tell. Anyone. Ever.

[@moonxstxrs2106]

I was 12 the first time I was sent to a psych ward and I’m in the Uk so things are a bit different I’m now 13 and I’m currently sat watching this in a psych ward

[@invisi6l339]

You have digital devices in a psych ward in the UK? Here in China all of our possessions were taken away when we checked in. We wore hospital clothes, no underwear or bras as a female. No phone, and my glasses were also taken away. So I was basically blind. Completely disconnected from the rest of the world. Couldn't do anything besides trying to stay normal so I could get out quick

[@SpieleundSprit]

I went to the emergency room back in September for suicidal ideations as they called it. They didn't have a designated psych room though they did have an aide to watch me. I was there for 24 hours before getting a nice room.

[@francisphillips53]

That looks pretty scary.. they toss you in the ER jail. (I wonder what they do with adults?) 😢😢😢😢

[@avis21X]

I've been in and out of mental health hospitals (22 now, been doing this since I was 13), and mental health places really messes with you. I no longer go to these places anymore because I'm mostly stable now, but I cannot help but feel like I do not belong in society, I'm just too used to mental hospitals.

[@Melixiesila]

When i grow up i wanna work at a mental hospital. I want to help people who a struggling mentally, and needs a lot of help. I hate the thought of suicidal people, bc you dont know what they're going through. I do have a friend that attempted, and it's just hard to think about. I wish everyone a great life and i hope you get the help you need.

[@Iced_cubeYT]

How old are you right now?

[@kurapika5784]

Your part of the problem. You’ll definitely make the patients worse.

[@DaydreamingSophie]

The mental health system in the US is so messed up. I live in Germany and got admitted to a mental health hospital a few times and compared to what I'm reading in the comments and the video itself, my experience was very different and much better. No restraining unless a judge orders it and facilities that look much more welcoming. Also, the staff is always nice and they try to help as much as they can and people on open wards are even allowed to leave for a few hours at a time. I don't know about the triaging aspect because I never went through it but I imagine it doesn't look this awful and at worst takes a few hours. People usually stay a month or longer and get the help they need. It's definitely not perfect but at least it's actually helpful.

[@rosiebrown963]

Girl that seems like prison, you only get sent there if your fighting suicide but, yea.

[@anthonyrowland9072]

People should always remember these type of scenes whenever somebody cracks up or does something super out of character. We have the immediate impulse to just call them evil and send them off to prison (mentally ill people don't go to hospitals anymore) and forget about mental health or give a list of reasons why it wasn't that "made a plan/knew right from wrong". Stop trying rationalize the irrational and "common sensing" about what a normal person would do or what you would do.

[@jasonjames4254]

Yes, the system is overwhelmed and underfunded. But there are reasons why our country is in a mental health crisis with at least 20% of the population on psych meds. This is what we have to figure out and act upon on the most basic grassroots level because otherwise there will NEVER be psych beds!

[@jll9697]

No due process. Your rights are stripped from you.

[@lrowe272]

Oh my goodness these poor children, preteens and teenagers.

[@ASwegoalong]

Happens to adults too it’s torture

[@user-gz4ve8mw9l]

@@ASwegoalong Sure is ruined my entire life irreparably. I was falsely imprisoned in such a place at 7 years old. Everyone involved confessed decades later in front of a judge to lying. It left me scarred physically, with CPTSD, I was raped, tortured, falsely imprisoned and I'll never be the same. I'm fighting hard in court decades later. Which is costing me a fortune, and the rest of my life.

[@0ctocrash99]

It’s horrible i hated it made me feel like i was losing my mind

[@RiverAnglin]

I am a one on one sitter in a hospital. There’s so much help quality and compassionate help needed in this field. I pray for these people and their families every day.

[@Wussupmate346]

God bless all of the kids I hope they get well soon❤✝️

[@cynthiadavid5282]

My love and prayers to children. Adults that have mental issues I pray u get the help love and support u need to maintain a happy balanced life

[@seank7413]

Some of the families it's sad for the family. Majority of the time its the family that is the major reason for the problems

[@JonesBrothersProductionsiac]

I haven't been to a Psych Ward but this video gives me a few opinions at least what this video looks like to me. Tying and restrainint someone up can have the opposite affect. On top of a complete stranger to a child could be even worse. The rooms look so sterile, bland and looks very uninviting. And locking a child or anyone in general to a confinded space for hours on end without moving around or any nurturing contact can have a negative affect, making them feel more isolated and left out.

[@jmp84duh]

Pediatric inpatient mental health workers saved my life once Thanks for what you do

[@PatriciaShannon-vy4uo]

@jmp84duh You were one of the lucky ones. Very lucky. There are more horror stories than not.

[@theworldforgot4857]

May God give strength and courage to all rhose children, nurses, doctors, and workers🙏🏽❤️‍🩹✝️

[@Castr6849]

That’s problem is because they have damage hart valves just have the same problem go to cardiology hospital to fix that.

[@gracealbert2542]

This is so dehumazing!! You should be ashamed! 🤬

[@KaiteNoName]

It was so scary getting sent to the ER pych room and then sent to the Psych Hospital in Velho California. It was so scary for a 13 year old so be stuck in a unfamiliar place with no family there and separated In a white room with only a bed in the middle and pads on the walls and door. Even though it was tramatic for me at the time, I know know now it was nesasary for my “At the time” suicidal thoughts and plan of action to end my life; it was the best decision for me even though i didn’t have a choice.

[@randomtube8226]

Nobody has any idea how bad these places are. Definitely not a safe space. I was lucky to make it out alive. The experience will tramatize you for the rest of your life 😢

[@VDAM1984]

I had a brief panic attack. Spent 3 days in the ER waiting for a place to open up. Problem #1. Was sent to Waterbury Hospital for a week which continued making me worse. Problem #2. I learned to keep my mouth shut and hide my emotions better after that

[@sophiegail7133]

i dont think people should be forced to live

[@sandyginn3717]

That room is nicer than the few my granddaughter was in. Our young children and adolescents are in crisis and hospitals, treatment centers, therapists cannot keep up with the demand. I'm in Maryland, we waited months for long term treatment after 3 years of in and out of hospitals. Suicide and self harming. Covid and cell phone usage, snap chat, tictoc, instagram, discord etc...has increased a mental health crisis to an extremely high level and there is not enough help. Adolescents and children are being cyber bullied, stalked, solicited for sex and no one is doing anything about it. Most parents are oblivious to what is happening until it is too late.

[@amberspark9434]

I’d say it’s a lot of other things as well, mainly a lack of community and prospects. Kids grow up going from being told they’re special and will achieve a lot to “if you don’t get straight As, be in 5 extra curriculars, do community service, and be in national honor society you’ll end up broke in debt and working two jobs”. There’s no carrot anymore, kids don’t have anything to look forward to because all they’re told is “it will only get worse from here so suck it up”. Not to mention no one has any friends anymore. Kids are over-scheduled, and there’s nowhere to hang out. No leisure activities people can go out and do are cheap anymore, and teens/tweens lingering too long unsupervised get the cops called. Not to mention in general parents don’t let their kids leave the house, and every kid carries around a tracking device in their pocket. There’s no such thing as sneaking into a bar or an abandoned building to cause mischief anymore. That’s not even mentioning many parents not even letting children walk around the neighborhood on their own anymore. Kids don’t have parents because everyone is stuck working too many hours to survive, but they’re also not allowed any independence. It’s a horrible combination. I’m not saying phones aren’t a problem but there’s also a bigger picture. Like any addiction it’s used to numb pain, and many young people are lonely, and without support and perceived prospects. We need to address this as a human issue, people are suffering and people keep overmedicalizing the problem instead of addressing the emotions at the core. (That being said the stalking and cyber bullying are a massive factor. Rape as well, so many cases go unaddressed even when reported. Violence is also on the rise in part because schools won’t do anything to discipline people. I know someone back in high school who was threatened with a knife and got called into the office to “talk out their differences”. People getting called slurs in the halls was also not uncommon, it was horrible.)

[@jaxrules2892]

This violates your right to a fair trial AND your right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty under the United States Constitution.

[@BlogsEllen]

I hate the restrains..people should not have them even though their dangerous people who have mental illness need help like me but it just not it.. don't do that..

[@virp_alo]

It’s for their own good. Surely there are doctors that abuse their power but in most cases it’s used on very dangerous patients to keep them from hurting themselves or others. The doctors, therapists, nurses and other patients are people as well.

[@afairyist9981]

@@virp_alo It's not. Restraining patients doesn't help them. It makes things worse. It's archaic and plenty of places have moved on from it.

[@cliffordwarner7852]

You are very dedicated to the children and I like that and I do believe that thier is a reason for everything i truly believe God works in mysterious ways

[@nickdelaney6953]

This makes matters more worse

[@nycjanedoe]

You don't _HAVE TO_ RESTRAIN. You _CHOOSE_ CONTROL OVER LOVE. That's how ignorant our culture is to the human, emotional and spiritual needs of children. That's how utterly inappropriate the medical system is for attending to kids in psychic pain. Ands it's the same for adults. SHAME ON YOU. SHAME ON YOU ALL. May you endure your ignorance for eternity in hell. If your child is suffering, I beg you: find a shaman. There is nothing wrong with your child's brain. More likely than not, their parents are the ones who need therapy.

[@s71402san]

I've been in mental hospital three times. Once as a kid, two times recently as adult. It was really hard.

[@lailaplaysdbd4004]

Wow. I give props to the staff. It's definitely not easy.

[@pantegohummus8215]

When you restrain someone in distress it makes them feel worse

[@kjdonaghy]

There should really be some kind of protest movement to help fund mental hospitals, and make mental health a better thing

[@OKYAH]

Nono, please, no. So far from most of the stories, people got ptsd, trust issues etc etc from mental hospitals, please no. Fund the good ones, yes, fund this? No. This video just sounds horrible

[@skyking6989]

Never had an issue with mental health until recently. Ive been depressed and anxious but its reaching a point where im getting getting worried. Can i trust me with me?

[@EarlyOnsetDementia]

Hey I know it's been 3 weeks but I hope you're okay, let me know, this comment kinda struck me so please comment back if ya get a chance

[@stitches.by.sharon]

you okay?

[@skyking6989]

@@EarlyOnsetDementia I got help. Feeling much better

[@skyking6989]

@sharonbillings6781 getting better. It's a struggle everyday

[@stitches.by.sharon]

@@skyking6989 do you have a therapist or anything??

[@spaceballs44]

First question (Do you have health insurance)?

[@OKYAH]

FR

[@Twinkie989]

I had to stay in the ER with one of my kids for over a week waiting for a bed. I had 3 kids in crisis at the same time- I had two kids in side-by-side rooms for days, going back and forth.

[@Twinkie989]

@@blitzandchitzgaming2584I didn't abuse them. One has OCD, one has bipolar, and one is on the spectrum. It all just hit at once. Two of them are doing well at my house- one is doing poorly because her dad is an abusive narcissist and the courts work very slowly- and I can't get her out of his house yet. i'm working on it. I was misdiagnosed with bipolar for many years and spent lots of time going in and out of the hospital. Not one of those hospital stays, not one of those doctors, did their jobs and ordered an MRI- and it turns out I have a central nervous system disorder that was causing my "psych" symptoms. I absolutely know how horrible and abusive psych programs can be- and I actually think the ER is better for kids because their parent can advocate for them and stop any mistreatment.

[@theonewiththecrazyidk8413]

Don’t let that other comment get to you. I’m so sorry you had to go thru that

[@SarafinaSummers]

All the more reason not to have kids. Seriously.

[@Twinkie989]

@@SarafinaSummers My oldest got a vasectomy. No one wants to gamble with the mental health issues in our family. 3 kids with bipolar, one with OCD, and one of the spectrum. Had I known, I might have done things differently, obviously, but I am thankful for all of them. They are good kids.

[@joebruggman]

Maybe this has some correlation to your parenting?

[@criticalcentrist]

Given that this is in Texas, I was very surprised to see that the psychiatric rooms in the emergency department were not just execution chambers like in prisons.

[@kimmoore0427]

That ladys nasal voice does not sound like it would be very comforting to a psych patient. Js

[@Devinebreathe]

A person should have a right over their own life The government should help with quality of life

[@CindyPalombo-i8m]

Some times childen don't always need to be put on heavey medications some times there parents can fix the proublem with therpy and love and support from family's

[@Blue_ocean66]

Why was the police not called for any of the times I was assaulted in shepperd pratt? 🤔

[@nanabanana1983]

What a nightmare

[@splitbrainlife]

I've waited 18 days in an ER for a psych hospital

[@jasonjames4254]

And I'll bet you anything the psych hospital didn't do much other than dope you up enough to get you relatively stable and then discharged you with little or no ongoing outpatient care.

[@Meditationmonk333]

So if you try to harm yourself… you get tied to the bed? Where is the Love and Compassion in that? 😅 Yea The system is definitely broken.

[@SpeedUpThatComputer]

Back in 2021 i went to the ER because i became suicidal and i had to wait for a bed to open up for several hours and then i had to get transferred to the other side of Birmingham, AL. I later learned i went to the best one i could go to which was St Vincents East. They still did double bed rooms but everyone admitted was tested for covid before they was let in. I'm 25 now but at the time i was like 22 going on 23

[@melodioushaste]

Around 10 years ago, I was in the ER in Weymouth, MA. They were really busy, so they put me over on the kid side of the ER (it was separated into 2 different ER's, one for adults, and one for kids) ... they had an 8 year old who had been there for 2 WEEKS!

[@YourLocalCapybara69]

why do so many of these mental hospitals have AWFUL conditions, is it because they want to save money or are they too broke to make them better?

[@1LTTrent]

I hate when i went into a psych ward. I was in a mental hospital for 6 days. I hated it. No clock, constant being checked on and they keep the kgihts on in the hallway and they keep the doors open and they also take your vitals alot.

[@ZarrsLife]

i feel like restraining the child would make them more mad so they would more likely hurt themselves

[@cromano6830]

But it keeps them from hurting themselves. What’s your solution smart guy?

[@OKYAH]

@@cromano6830no, it hurts them mentally.. and afterwards when they get out they’re probably more likely to be more suicidal…

[@cromano6830]

@@OKYAHok, then what’s your solution? All I hear are problems, what’s a valid solution?!

[@AndyHorcasitas-ck6dn]

Idk why it bugs me when she says " so they don't throw tv's at the staff" Like it's just some job to them Just clock in clock out You need to have a heart To work at a place like that! People who understand need to apply And stop tying people to beds wtf