I’m terrified of being locked up and mistreated. I’ve been in some horrific institutions with the horror stories to go with them. I can’t imagine being there long term. I’m so freaked out
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YEs. I posted that story. I ruined that thread by making political comments and closed and hid it.
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Oh. Oops. I didn’t mean to bring up a locked thread. Sorry.
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no its fine. We can leave it up as long as people dont get political, like me ;p
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Ok. What I’m wondering is how can we fight this? I don’t know what to do to avoid this, especially as a person who is currently not working at all
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While this a step in the wrong direction. I don’t think someone as high functioning as yourself has need to worry, YET. BUt it does look like they are trying to take steps towards a very dark path.
Contact your government representatives would probably be the most effective step, IMO. Make sure to vote for what you believe in. I suppose you could join some groups to resist this direction…IDK.
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Good ideas. Thanks. My sincere hope is that it’s not all people with sz being institutionalized and just known violent offenders.
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institutionalization is absolutely horrible. People are insane, no pun intended
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Yep if I had my way it would be 100% community care but then I worry that our communities would become more totalitarian, so think maybe some institutionalization is ok. Conservatives dont like community care because it makes lefty social action people and they like institutions because it makes disciplinary authoritarian people.
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we only have to put up with this madness for two more years
SO MUCH is going to be reversed in two years mark my words
Eggs cheap enough for everyone yet? (sarcasm)
Sorry couldn’t resist.
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[The best argument for community-based housing over institutionalization is that it vastly improves human rights, individual autonomy, and quality of life while costing the public less money.
Autonomy: Individuals choose their daily routines, food, and activities.
Integration: Residents participate in local neighborhoods, jobs, and social events.
Safety: Large institutions show much higher rates of abuse and neglect.
Health: Personalized care leads to better physical and mental health outcomes.
Cost: Group homes and supported living are more cost-effective than large facilities.
Legal and Ethical Foundation: The supreme legal argument rests on the 1999 U.S. Supreme Court Olmstead decision. The court ruled that unjustified institutional isolation is a form of discrimination. It violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).]–Gemini
I would be in favor of allowing group homes and subsidized housing to be built in commercial zones. The Fair Housing Act (FHA) requires group homes to be built in residential zones. That sounds like a good thing, but nobody wants to live near a group home–NIMBY (not in my back yard).
Another option for the disabled homeless is to repurpose vacant hotels and large shopping malls. There are about 300 large shopping malls in the US that are vacant. They can be repurposed for housing, mental health, substance abuse, vocational rehab, etc.
I think the administration is virtue signaling. They get their social applause, but they have no genuine conviction of doing anything.
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It’s just so scary to me. It makes me sick to my stomach
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I’m sorry to say this but some very violent offenders that have a severe mental illness need to be institutionalized.
Like that one guy who stabbed that young lady to death on the NYC subway not too long ago.
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Ive heard ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC sh!t about the old school psych wards
■■■■ its bad enough when they accuse you of faking and overmedicate the hell out of you as “punishment” to try to get you too “confess” that your faking
Actually happened to me so yeah its true
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I agree. But I’m concerned about everyone with a sz diagnosis being treated the same as if we’re all violent offenders
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Yes, actually that’s my fear too @Lilyofthevalley
But I don’t think this will happen.
I was involuntarily committed to a hell hole of a psych hospital twice before in 2016
So yeah it’s a concern of mine too
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I am not too worried really, it would mean somebody paying for it, and if anything in present day climate putting money into something like that seems wildly unpopular. But of course if attitudes change and people need a scapegoat for their misfortunes, sure. There are no guarantees whatsoever there couldn’t be mental prisons once again, I am afraid.
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Well, thats part of the issue. If you read the article they are talking about cutting funding for disabled that need assisstance to live in the community. maybe like my niece who is autistic and special needs. Maybe at some point in the future, when many of her relatives are gone, this would force her onto the street. THen she is homeless and this article talked about putting people into institutions who are homeless. I;ts not just SZ here. This article talks about cutting assistance for disabled in general. Once homeless, there is a good chance they could force people into these places.
IMO, this is one step towards removing financial assistance and instead institutionalizing disabled once they are homeless, instead.
Hopefully it can be halted in its tracks before it progresses further.
THis probably wont happen to my neice, because she has a lot of family willing to support her, but not everyon is this fortunate.
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“Multiple legal experts tell NPR that, in response to last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, states must now make deep cuts to a whole range of services previously funded by Medicaid. The Trump administration’s memo, they add, essentially gives states permission to cut these localized supports and, instead, rely on institutionalization – even though research shows the latter is considerably more expensive for states to provide.”
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This is exactly my concern. So if I’m collecting SSDI (not ssi or Medicaid) and not working, but living with my husband, will Thst include me too simply because of my diagnosis???
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