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BETHANY’S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM

Autistic and locked away 

Follow our journey as we navigate our way on Beth’s journey from being sectioned in February 2020 

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Not forgotten at Christmas

As many of you will know, my daughter, Bethany has been in a psychiatric hospital for 3 years. There are many like her and a high...

Local MP’s response

I wrote to the local MP a while ago and received this reply regarding my daughters long term inpatient stay on a PICU unit. …… I am sorry...

Hopeless

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJT2Rnuv/ Please share, sign and click the link in the email to validate the petition https://petition.parliament....

Professionals meeting

Sadly, Rehab never worked out for Beth due to it not been PICU and more expectation to be independent. Beth is back on PICU 🤦‍♀️😩 It’s...

When will they listen and act!

North East Autism Society Did you know there are more than 2000 autistic people and those with learning disabilities stuck in mental...

Petition

I need as many signatures as possible to reach parliament. Beths been on picu mostly for almost 3 years. Because of ‘challenging...

Never ending cycle

After a professionals meeting, it's been decided by the 'professionals' that Beth will be staying on PICU for a few weeks, beyond that...

Ignored

I have tried asking for help, to be heard, with who I would assume were the relevant and appropriate people but to no avail. I have a...

The forgotten

In almost 3 years Beth's care coordinator has not made contact and her social worker is in a different city 3 hours away. The teams are...

The Drugs don’t work

Beth has chronic anxiety, PTSD, AUTISM and a dauagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (that's another story) She is given a cocktail...

Mental Health Solicitor

I have a free consultation with a mental health solicitor to argue these points as described below. To ensure things are actioned and...

The right environment

Where is this? We ask ourselves.... How can they know, if we don't know....EXCEPT, they should know what is out there and they've not...

Locked up with no criminal record

Beth has had the police visit her on ward for attacking staff and has been cautioned. This is due to fighting back when in restraint and...

I am Beth

Beth is not just a statistic, she is not just a patient. She is my 21 year old daughter who has been in psychiatric hospital for 2 years...

Petition for Community not Hospitals

I’ve made a petition – will you sign it? My petition: Community not hospitals for locked up Autistics in psychiatric hospitals. To have...

Begging for help

I have exhausted all known options, including: PALS, CQC, NAS, PDA society, local MPs, MIND. I have shared on local pages. I didn't want...

Trauma

Patients who end up on a psychiatric ward are part of and have witnessed the worst kinds of trauma that no one should ever see or...

Christmas in hospital

After 10 month in hospital, Beth found the festive season challenging and wanted to come home. Mum guilt is real 😞🥹 She ended up in...

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