[Petition] Black & #Transgender Lives Lost to Medical Neglect: Demand Justice in MA Hospitals!

The Issue

"My name is And Steiner. I am a Queer, gender-diverse patient that has been hospitalized in Massachusetts' (MA) Department of Mental Health (#DMH) hospitals for four years because of severe suicidality with suicide attempts.

"During that time, I have endured three attempts by DMH to suddenly discharge me from treatment without appropriate support, a practice known as '#PatientDumping'. This usually occurs when insurance has denied coverage or a patient has become a legal liability and often proves deadly, as you will see in this petition.

"While under DMH’s care, I have learned of at least two cases of serious medical neglect, and one suspected, which resulted in patient deaths. #HaywoodEarl was a Black man who died 'a painful and untimely death' from medical neglect at #LemuelShattuck Hospital, according to an investigation by #DisabilityLawCenter. Disability Law Center also investigated the death of #CaSonyaKing (pictured), a Black woman who they concluded 'died needlessly' from being 'patient dumped" from a #PsychiatricHospital. It is suspected that #JeanBusch, a transgender patient at Lemuel Shattuck, died similarly. All minorities. All died needlessly.

"When I learned of their deaths I was affected deeply. I reported Jean's death to DMH Authority, Attorney General Campbell and Governor Maura Healey in Jan 2023.

"Despite being under no criminal investigation, as punishment for reporting Jean's death, I was illegally and forcibly transferred to a dangerous forensic ward with no due process. There I experience 15 months of relentless physical #assaults, as well as verbal and sexual #harassment, often directly related to my sexual orientation and #GenderIdentity."

Read more:
https://www.change.org/p/black-transgender-lives-lost-to-medical-neglect-demand-justice-in-ma-hospitals?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=custom_url&recruited_by_id=78b398f0-d78d-11ed-a2c8-a52d1edad3fc

#LemuelShattuck #BIPOC #PatientAbuse #Queer #BIPOC #Transgender #LGBTQ #PatientNeglect #PatternOfAbuse #Psychiatry #Massachusetts #MassDMH
#HumanRightsAbuses

[Change Petition] Damning Evidence by #DisabilityLawCenter

And Steiner, Boston, MA, United States

"Hello Human Family,

[Click on the link] to see a shocking letter just released by Disability Law Center (DLC) to the Commissioner with damning evidence that I was brutally and illegally restrained punitively.

You can help!"
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"It’s been four years. I’ve filed over 300 DMH complaints. We’ve written hundreds of emails and made hundreds of phone calls. My story has been plastered on Mindfreedom’s website for years! Staff members have filed dozens of complaints with the Disable Persons Protection Commission (#DPPC). There’s been involvement by a lawmaker and a city councilor.

And it’s still going on!!

We’ve filed dozens of complaints with the Attorney General Cambell, whose office recently wrote me saying they are not interested in helping me, and not a peep about investigating the allegations in this petition."

Read more and learn how to help:
https://www.change.org/p/black-transgender-lives-lost-to-medical-neglect-demand-justice-in-ma-hospitals/u/34309164

Mindfreedom website:
https://mindfreedom.org/front-page/and-steiner/

#LemuelShattuck #Queer #BIPOC #Transgender #LGBTQ #PatientAbuse #LetterWriting #Psychiatry #Fascism #Massachusetts #MassDMH
#HumanRightsAbuses