Psychiatric Hospitals-What Really Goes On – I am so tired of people saying untrue stuff about psychiatric hospitals. Yes, I know. I look bad. I’m sick. So, whatever. This is actually what goes on. They…

 

Sean Penn Says Sen. Ted Cruz Should Be Committed To Psychiatric Hospital …

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Two-time Oscar-winning actor and political activist Sean Penn believes that Tea Party politicians such as Texas Senator Ted Cruz have mental health problems and need to be committed to psychiatric hospitals for their own good. “I think it's a good idea …
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Psychiatric hospital at Smokey Point gets public support

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Plans for the hospital are being reviewed by the state Department of Health, which considers the need for proposed new medical facilities, including psychiatric hospitals. A decision is expected by Dec. 16.
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Pennsylvania doctors complain of lack of psychiatric beds and seek solutions

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The Pennsylvania Medical Society's House of Delegates on Oct. 27 passed a resolution complaining of a shortage of inpatient psychiatric beds and asking the state to implement a computerized tracking system so hospital emergency departments would know …
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Breakdown: In rural Minnesota, mental health safety net is in limbo

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Recognizing that Minnesota would need a replacement for the big hospitals, the state established a network of small, 16-bed psychiatric facilities known as Community Behavioral Health Hospitals (CBHHs). Opened between 2006 and 2008, they were …
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