Originally Posted by warrenpenalver

the trust here has on paper very good range and quantity of services, the problem being stoke has a very high proportion of ill people/people needing access to combined NHS/social services (hence the well developed system). And unfortunately the situation is getting worse as the area is well known for a good range of services so is prime target for sending "trouble" familys and people with complex needs when they exhaust/get binned by services in thier areas.

They need to stop transfering more people here and deal with the people that already exist

And if stoke is supposedly good for mental health then fuck knows how bad everywhere else is!! in stoke, until 2 weeks ago there was ZERO mental health support for NEETs in the area yet stoke has a high number of NEETs in the demograph (NEETs = 16 -18 year olds Not Education, Employment, Training). Pretty insane really as this situation had existed for 2 years as CAMHS would ditch the teens at 16 and adult services refused to take them until 18 so the only services was acute psychiatric once they presented at A+E in serious crisis and nothing else!!! Madness really when you consider that age group often includes teen mums, poorly educated, vulnerable people, girls at risk of exploitation etc etc all high risk factors for mental ill health!!!