“I am a woman with chronic schizophrenia. I have spent hundreds of days in psychiatric hospitals. I could have ended up living most of my life on a back ward, but things turned out quite differently.” HospitalsSchizophreniaPsychiatricPsychiatric Hospitals Author:Elyn Saks
“Some people still hold [the] view that restraints help psychiatric patients feel safe. I've never met a psychiatric patient who agreed.” PeopleFeelsStillsHelpingInspirationMotivationViewsMetsSafePatientRestraintPsychiatric Author:Elyn Saks
“We must stop criminalizing mental illness. It's a national tragedy and scandal that the L.A. County Jail is the biggest psychiatric facility in the United States.” StatesInspirationMotivationUnitedUnited StatesTragedyIllnessMental IllnessJailHealthcareScandalFacilityCountyPsychiatric Author:Elyn Saks
