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My search for a psychiatric bed in an overburdened health system

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By Helen Santoro Verified
| Kentucky Standard Verified
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Eight days before my 33rd birthday in April, a social worker at a crisis clinic near Denver determined I was an imminent danger to myself. She placed me on an involuntary 72-hour mental health hold. What came next wasn’t treatment, but a search for a bed.
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My search for a psychiatric bed in an overburdened health system

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By Helen Santoro Verified
| Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY) Verified
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Eight days before my 33rd birthday in April, a social worker at a crisis clinic near Denver determined I was an imminent danger to myself. She placed me on an involuntary 72-hour mental health hold. What came next wasn’t treatment, but a search for a bed.
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A glimpse at one person's search for a psychiatric bed in an overburdened health system

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By Helen Santoro Verified
| Montana Standard Verified
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