Jo Sisk-PurvisA break from my not-so-regularly-scheduled everyday content for this horrifying expose on the state of pediatric mental healthcare in my state of North Carolina, U.S.A. If this makes you half as mad as it makes me please repost,write your reps,speak out! And in most states, only use the E.R. as an absolute last resort in mental health emergencies (at least in the U.S.). https://buff.ly/4bIFlcf #mentalhealthcare #kidsincrisis #northcarolina #healthcare #brynnmarrhospital #universalhealthservices
Former employees say short-staffed NC psych hospital rife with violence, abuse
More than a dozen former employees say understaffing at Brynn Marr Hospital contributes to what they describe as a dangerous place for patients and employees. Hospital officials say allegations of violence, sexual assaults, overmedication and lack of mental health therapy are unfounded.