Privately-run mental health units putting young people at risk Poor care in privately-run child and adolescent mental health units is putting vulnerable young people at risk, a Sky News investigation has found.
Patients, parents and whistleblowers have shared their experiences of privately-run facilities paid directly by the NHS to care for some of the most challenging mental health patients, including those with serious eating disorders and engaged in persistent self-harm and suicidal behaviour.
One former patient told us she had experienced "brutal" physical restraints and had been able to inflict life-threatening self-harm while in a privately-run unit.
Patients, parents and whistleblowers have shared their experiences of privately-run facilities paid directly by the NHS to care for some of the most challenging mental health patients, including those with serious eating disorders and engaged in persistent self-harm and suicidal behaviour.
One former patient told us she had experienced "brutal" physical restraints and had been able to inflict life-threatening self-harm while in a privately-run unit.
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