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CAMHS: 20 children’s lives lost since 2019
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) have been under immense pressure for many years. Declining funding and resources combined with increased…
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Restrictive practice and autism in the inpatient setting
TW: Restraint, Seclusion, Death Restrictive practice, meant to reduce immediate harm, has evolved into a behavior management tool, commonly seen in schools…
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I just watched the channel 4 documentary on Autistic inpatients: thing need to change
On Channel 4 in the UK there is currently a documentary from their dispatches series called “Locked Away: Our autism scandal”. This…
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CAMHS Crisis: An Autistic parent speaks out
Since this campaign to change the way that CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) treats Autistic children and young people started,…
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A story of being Autistic and getting referred to CAMHS
This article is a guest post written by Asher Jenner Some of the content of this article may be triggering I was…
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I was an Autistic psychiatric inpatient: Here’s what I would change in the mental health system
Autistic people are exposed to inordinately high rates of trauma and mistreatment. It is unsurprising then that a large portion of us…
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How many Autistic people are in inpatient units in the UK?
TW: the content of this article may be upsetting to some. In this article, David looks at the statistics and law that…
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Autistics Incarcerated: The dark underbelly of the NHS
This evening, I took it upon myself to watch Channel 4’s documentary on the abuse of Autistic people in psychiatric institutions. As…
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Addiction advocacy and the inspiration paradox: A reflection at 6 years sober
Today I am 6 years sober from addiction. During those six years I have learnt many lessons, but in this reflection I…
