tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post6193228486897339401..comments2023-10-25T09:49:43.089+01:00Comments on BEN'S PRISON BLOG - Lifer On The Loose: Shiny Toilet Paperprisonerbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14923205052778958118noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-64051950502817713812010-06-17T13:41:48.121+01:002010-06-17T13:41:48.121+01:00It is the starvation of funding into the public se...It is the starvation of funding into the public sector that is the problem. In mental health, it would be a fatal mistake to mix the young with the elderly, and to my knowledge this does not happen, although it has been talked about. <br /><br />Due to acute shortages in facilities for the mentally ill, there has been some mixing of juveniles with adults, which as I have said is provoking a very angry reaction from the parents of the young people having to endure life on adult wards. <br /><br />Just having private sector provision would be a complete nightmare, as it is already with many people unable to afford the cost of the private sector and councils and such like refusing to foot the bill for care needs. <br /><br />Also, wages and conditions are undermined in some places, making the delivery of care sporadic. <br /><br />Public services are generally better all round if they were not grossly underfunded. There is more consistency and wages and conditions can be properly negotiated via the unions.Sophie Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336695401529252201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-74502988262409715252010-06-17T12:15:26.606+01:002010-06-17T12:15:26.606+01:00Funny thing is that in the private sector it isn&#...Funny thing is that in the private sector it isn't allowed to happen. Take nursing homes, a private nursing home is registered to take a type of patient, say elderly mental illness. They cannot take a 16 year old because the regulators will kick their arse and revoke their licence for breach of registration. Yet the public sector can stick anyone in the most grossly unsuitable place without so much as a whisper against them. What we need are independent private bodies to monitor sectors so that everyone has to comply with the rules and this isn't allowed to happen anymore.Vicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419561898105810535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-14888258342061555622010-06-16T22:58:57.535+01:002010-06-16T22:58:57.535+01:00This is appalling treatment for a juvenile. It wo...This is appalling treatment for a juvenile. It wouldn't happen today...would it?Goosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13505978824204820777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-68582495244778781012010-06-16T19:02:25.047+01:002010-06-16T19:02:25.047+01:00This is a very moving piece and will make a brilli...This is a very moving piece and will make a brilliant episode in your autobiography Ben. <br /><br />There is currently a very determined campaign going on from parents of young people who get locked up in adult mental health wards, and it really is an unsuitable place for them to be. There certainly used to be places for minors but that does seem to have changed in recent years.<br /><br />The last time I was placed in a psychiatric unit myself, ( about seven years ago) there was a young sixteen year old girl there who came to my notice when I was having an almighty bust up with the deputy manager, she came out to help me fight him, bless her. <br /><br />I felt so sorry for her, I knew she shouldn't be in there, but I couldn't take on her injustices as well at that time while I was quite poorly myself. <br /><br />Every evening she would put on her PJ's and try to mix with us adults, it was a strain all round and most nights she would end up crying, saying that no-one loved or wanted her. <br /><br />I think about her often and just hope she feels better than she did seven years ago when she was so badly placed among us adults with mental health issues, and I would also love to thank her for helping me fight my corner that day ( although, dear girl just wanted to fight someone, anyone and I can't say I blame her with the way she was treated)!Sophie Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336695401529252201noreply@blogger.com