Teenagers with psychosis having to wait up to a week in emergency departments

Teenagers with psychosis having to wait up to a week in emergency departments

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If You Ever Wondered What It's Like to Have Psychosis

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Lasell chapter. Content Warning: This article discusses topics related to mental health that may be triggering to some readers. Psychosis is one of those mental health terms that still hasn’t gotten its positive “all mental health matters” glow up. It’s one of the terms that still faces lots of stigma, maybe that’s part of why I don’t like to talk about it.  Psychosis, across its…

Mental Health Commission report highlights broken system of emergency care for most distressed service-users

Those presenting to emergency departments with mental health issues, including children, are left waiting for their conditions to deteriorate, according to Social Democrats TD Liam Quaide. Deputy Quaide, who’s the party’s mental health spokesperson, said: “Today’s Mental Health Commission report highlights a broken system of emergency mental health care for our most distressed service-users. “Successive governments have failed to fund each level…