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The periods of seclusion went from half an hour, to an hour, to half a day, to a day, and eventually they stopped opening the door. Beth spent three years in a seclusion cell in an environment that was just a room, 12ft by 18ft, nothing but a mattress on the floor. It was brutal.
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Over 2,000 people with a learning disability and autistic people (of which around 200 are children) are detained, often for many years, in mental health hospitals in England. This is leading to lifelong trauma and loss of life.
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The government and NHS England are failing to meet their target to halve the number of people with a learning disability and autistic people in mental health hospitals.
We’re calling on the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to use their new powers to direct NHS England to urgently improve support for people to live in the community and reduce their hospital detention.
2,045
people with a learning disability and autistic people are currently detained in mental health hospitals in England
Five years
is the average stay in mental health hospitals for people with a learning disability and autistic people
2,900
people were being detained in 2015, the government promised to halve this number by the end of March 2024
2030
is when government is actually estimated to hit its March 2024 target (mencap.org.uk)
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Here are some of the heartbreaking personal stories behind the numbers…
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Sign our petition at change.org to stop the detention of people with a learning disability and autistic people.