Calls for government to act to stop ‘cruel’ incarceration of autistic patients

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The Independent
I promised I'd write about the omission of the #MentalHealthBill from the #kingspeech after my pitch to a national news outlet was turned down, and here's my post on Medium. It explains why a new Mental Health Act is needed, why everyone was so disappointed when the Bill was dropped and - what now? #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAct #ukgov https://medium.com/@charlottewalker07/what-wasnt-in-the-king-s-speech-the-peculiar-story-of-the-missing-mental-health-bill-f89122502988