Comments on: Breaking: Psych facility admits wrongdoing! http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2007/01/29/breaking-psych-facility-admits-wrongdoing/ A blog about mental health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:55:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: whatever http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2007/01/29/breaking-psych-facility-admits-wrongdoing/comment-page-1/#comment-1505 whatever Sat, 02 Feb 2008 04:14:07 +0000 http://trouble.pwblogs.com/2007/01/29/breaking-psych-facility-admits-wrongdoing/#comment-1505 I can't imagine a worse tyranny than not being allowed to die when you want to. I can’t imagine a worse tyranny than not being allowed to die when you want to.

]]> By: Joe http://blogs.philadelphiaweekly.com/trouble/2007/01/29/breaking-psych-facility-admits-wrongdoing/comment-page-1/#comment-1504 Joe Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:33:52 +0000 http://trouble.pwblogs.com/2007/01/29/breaking-psych-facility-admits-wrongdoing/#comment-1504 While an admission is welcomed without evidence to the contrary we can only hope - but not yet expect - that such a thing will not to happen again. We have seen too many situations where one tragedy does not preclude a similar occurrence in future. Sadly, an example is to be found at Vermont's state psychiatric hospital where in 2003 one suicide by hanging didn't prevent another within one month. United States Department of Justice, Findings Letter, CRIPA Investigation of the Vermont State Hospital, Waterbury, Vermont (7/5/05) www.usdoj.gov/crt/split/documents/vermont_findlet_7-5-05.pdf United States Department of Justice, Complaint (7/21/06) http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/split/documents/vermont_complant_7-21-06.pdf While an admission is welcomed without evidence to the contrary we can only hope – but not yet expect – that such a thing will not to happen again. We have seen too many situations where one tragedy does not preclude a similar occurrence in future.

Sadly, an example is to be found at Vermont’s state psychiatric hospital where in 2003 one suicide by hanging didn’t prevent another within one month.

United States Department of Justice, Findings Letter, CRIPA Investigation of the Vermont State Hospital, Waterbury, Vermont (7/5/05)
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/split/documents/vermont_findlet_7-5-05.pdf

United States Department of Justice, Complaint (7/21/06)
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/split/documents/vermont_complant_7-21-06.pdf

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