The terrifying treatment of this autistic teen shows why we must fight NHS privatisation

‘A 15-year old boy with autism and learning difficulties has spent the last six months trapped in a psychiatric unit because there are no beds available at any specialist autistic unit that could take care of him.

Matthew Garnett’s parents Isabelle and Robin say he’s being kept “like a prisoner” since he was sectioned under the Mental Health Act and placed in a psychiatric intensive care unit. Units like this are is meant to provide emergency short-term care and treatment for those suffering from acute mental illnesses. Usually, patients are moved back home or onto a hospital to receive specialist care. However, Matthew has been locked in the ward since September 2015 – away from his family and rapidly deteriorating within a unit that is ill-equipped to meet his complex needs.’

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