ickplant ( ickplant@lemmy.world ) to Colorado@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agoWe will finally get more psychiatric hospital beds in Coloradocoloradosun.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up14
arrow-up14external-linkWe will finally get more psychiatric hospital beds in Coloradocoloradosun.comickplant ( ickplant@lemmy.world ) to Colorado@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square3linkfedilink
minus-squareickplant ( ickplant@lemmy.world ) OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 years agoWe are 34th in the nation when it comes to mental health hospital beds. We need about 50 beds per 100k residents… we have 10.
minus-squareAlchemy ( Alchemy@lemmy.world ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 years ago10 per 100k or 10 total? It honestly wouldn’t shock me if you said we only had 10. Spend anytime downtown and we can see we are seriously failing everyone.
minus-squareickplant ( ickplant@lemmy.world ) OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 years ago10 per 100k. And yes, the results of not funding mental health are evident.
We are 34th in the nation when it comes to mental health hospital beds. We need about 50 beds per 100k residents… we have 10.
10 per 100k or 10 total? It honestly wouldn’t shock me if you said we only had 10. Spend anytime downtown and we can see we are seriously failing everyone.
10 per 100k. And yes, the results of not funding mental health are evident.