Sentences with phrase «detained in mental hospitals»

Not exact matches

Up to twice as many people suffering mental health problems are being detained in police cells rather than a more appropriate hospital environment.

It is preferable for a person thought to be suffering from mental disorder to be detained in a hospital, or other health care setting, where mental health services are provided (subject, of course, to any urgent physical health care needs they may have).»

The claimants had argued that, as detained patients in a high - security mental hospital, they had a «status» within the meaning of Art 14 and were being discriminated against when compared to those in prison, care homes and hospices.