Comment on Why are mental health patients strip searched in mental hospitals here in the USA?

FreshLight@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• AfghanPrincess1012@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I figured they could invest in a body scanner

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  • Steve@communick.news ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They don’t take in hundreds of people per day. They might not even average one person per day. There’s no way it would be worth the 10s of thousands of dollars it would cost.

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  • Sergio@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Unfortunately, our mental health institutions don’t receive as much funding as they deserve. One out of every five adults in the US is living with a mental illness (source). I know I would be really pissed off if someone strip-searched me and forced me to shower.

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    • AfghanPrincess1012@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah exactly. If they’re going to imprison ppl, at least don’t be stingy about it

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  • Apytele@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    In addition to the other reply, they actually don’t catch everything. Metal detectors only catch items of sufficient size, and the only body scan that would be adequate would be a full body x-ray, which would both pose a significant health risk (especially over multiple admissions) and which would require you to wait in a smaller and less comfortable holding area for several hours until it is fully reviewed. An airline (for instance) justifies this increased risk by

    a) the passengers having a relatively lower risk of violence, self injury, and confusion and greater ability to comprehend and avoid consequences

    b) careful screening / background checks

    c) if those background checks result in a high risk, they can refuse the passenger altogether. We are only allowed to refuse patients if we are a low acuity unit or if the patient has too many medical comorbidities / co-occuring conditions.

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