Our treatment facilities for people with personality disorders are not good enough This is tragically not as unusual a case as people might think," Norman Lamb said. He was speaking of the case of girl X, a teenage girl with personality disorder due to be discharged from custody as no suitable placement could be found despite warnings from her care staff that she would die by suicide within hours of release.
He is right. Girl X, whose determination to die by suicide was so severe that she could not be left alone in the shower for even 50 seconds or have anything more than a mattress in her room, is not an exception.
Spending extended time in seclusion while waiting for services or continuing at high risk in the community because of lack of inpatient and community provision is currently the rule for adolescents and adults with personality disorders. The Daily Telegraph
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He is right. Girl X, whose determination to die by suicide was so severe that she could not be left alone in the shower for even 50 seconds or have anything more than a mattress in her room, is not an exception.
Spending extended time in seclusion while waiting for services or continuing at high risk in the community because of lack of inpatient and community provision is currently the rule for adolescents and adults with personality disorders. The Daily Telegraph
See also:
- Bed found for suicidal girl after judge's criticism BBC News
- Beds found for suicidal teenager after top judge's 'blood on our hands' warning The Daily Telegraph
- NHS finds bed for teenager at risk of suicide The Guardian
- We’re failing our young people on mental health provision | Letters The Guardian
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