Vulnerable people locked up as government fails to fix 'scandal' in care system | ITV News

“My biggest regret is ever asking for help”.
Sara Standish is adamant that had she not asked for help from her local authority her son, Josh, who has learning disabilities and autism would not be locked away.
Josh is 19 and in an inpatient unit sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
Eighteen months ago Sara asked for support as Josh’s behaviour was becoming more challenging. She was told Josh would be assessed and home within three to six months.
Eighteen months on Sara is still waiting for her son to come home.
Sara said: "I feel like I've failed him because all for 18 years we kept him safe. We kept him out of the system so that none of this would happen.
"My biggest fear was him going into a home. He went into the system he was sectioned and abused."
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