This has to stop.

[Lily the Pink]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8122-1145143_1,00.html

It's an article about the use of cage beds in mental institutions in southern European countries, but specifically in Czechslovakia. People with mild mental disorders from epilepsy and mild autism to schizophrenia are locked up in these cages for hours a day, for their whole lives. Once a fourteen year old was killed because a bar broke on his cage and hit him in the head. The leader of the facility said it was as "tragic accident", but they are not discontinuing the use of the beds--quite the contrary. The government is putting even more money into making more of these "prisons". They are rarely taken outside for fresh air and physcial contact is limited to bathing and a haircut. It has been proven by psychiatric research that putting any child into a cage will make him angry, depressed, and even more difficult to control.

These children and adults need therapy. I know that many more people than most would think have mental illnesses and if I lived in a country where these things took place many of my family and friends would be doomed to living in cages our whole lives. Please help me and everyone else take action here and spread the word!  

[Goddess Ace]

That's horrible.  

[Veinnenst]

Mean thats just wrong
those people shouldnt do that to those poor patients thats just wrong thay should arrest them or something not support them  

[[Frito]]

Ugh, these people don't know how to handle such dire issues D:  

[milkythecow]

http://www.mdac.info/cagebeds/pictures.htm

don't forget the pictures!  

[BlueFairyAngel]

That's so sad crying

 

[Lily the Pink]

Milkythecow

http://www.mdac.info/cagebeds/pictures.htm

don't forget the pictures!

Thank you. I think that helps get my point across.  

[Sarinu]

I think im going to be in one of those some day gonk  

[Lily the Pink]

Sarinu

I think im going to be in one of those some day gonk

You won't, Sari.  

[Shazbot_the_Pirate]

Moving this to Extended Discussion; it seems like a morality issue to me.  

[LordRyan]

Why would you put someone in a cage? wouldnt a locked door be a little more practical  

[scheibs07]

thats horrible  

[swtlildee1]

oh my god...  

[Angelic_Highlights]

Omg! From a nurses point of view i am horrified that this is allowed to even go on, there is rules we as nurses have to follow, we put the patients feelings and comfort before our own because were the only people that can bring them some warmth and security but it seems like these nurses, just want the pay check without actually doing the work, sure you clean them and there area of domain but you also have to give them emotional and physical contact, a hug can work more than 1oo different drugs and has been proven, give the kids some damn toys it takes there mind off the pain and also gives them something to do and some mental stimulation which people of there condition actually need.... forcing a child into a cage where there scared from the lack of human contact isnt a wise thing to do the mental scars which can be left are something which can not be took back and does more damage than actually beating them...... mad

From the article you can see that he has deep psychological problem's because of the condition he is kept in, his friend is also in a cage so he is seeing first hand through anothers eyes. I cannot see why they dont place a toy of a stimulating toy inside the cage to give them something to do it can do more good than anything else.

In care homes we call them by there names, it is the decent thing to do but outside of work we call them X and Y for confidentiality means. The fact they cannot tell you his age is discusting and i would love to go and work there and show them just what they have there nursing certificate for...

mad  

[The Lone Nut]

that's not right