Acadia Healthcare holds patients against their will to maximize insurance payouts, according to the New York Times

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created by astralpariah on 04/09/2024 at 20:11 UTC

19 upvotes, 7 top-level comments (showing 7)

Link to the article and analysis[1]. There's a phone number and other contact information at the bottom of the page if you have been involved and would like to join legal actions.

1: https://www.lieffcabraser.com/2024/09/acadia-healthcare-holds-patients-against-their-will-nytimes/

“In at least 12 of the 19 states where Acadia operates psychiatric hospitals, dozens of patients, employees and police officers have alerted the authorities that the company was detaining people in ways that violated the law, according to records reviewed by The Times. In some cases, judges have intervened to force Acadia to release patients. Some patients arrived at emergency rooms seeking routine mental health care, only to find themselves sent to Acadia facilities and locked in.”

Comments

Comment by tiredoutloud at 05/09/2024 at 06:57 UTC

11 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I was kidnapped by a UHS facility. I went to the ER for an anxiety attack then got sent to a UHS hellhole and they lied on my medical records and wrote suicidal.

It was kidnapping and false imprisonment.

When UHS gets caught committing crimes they just pay off the government and no one goes to prison.

Anyway my family kind of did not believe me how abusive that place was then this https://www.buzzfeed.com/in/tag/universal-health-services[1][2] made the news.

1: https://www.buzzfeed.com/in/tag/universal-health-services

2: https://www.buzzfeed.com/in/tag/universal-health-services

People should go to prison. I did not deserve to be falsely accused of being suicidal and traumatized by that place. They stole from my insurance company and abused me.

I am going to read the NYT story now but my link is 6 years old they keep doing this no one goes to prison for the pain they cause. I was so traumatized I avoided the hospital and doctors for a long time after that. Broken elbow I just refused I did not want to go near hospitals.

Kidnapping and false imprisonment are felonies, I hope the NYT points that out.

Comment by tiredoutloud at 05/09/2024 at 07:11 UTC

7 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Wow still reading after doing a search https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Acadia+Healthcare+holds+patients+against+their+will[1][2]

1: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Acadia+Healthcare+holds+patients+against+their+will

2: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Acadia+Healthcare+holds+patients+against+their+will

I so hope people go to prison for this.

Comment by the_white_wave at 05/09/2024 at 12:06 UTC

7 upvotes, 0 direct replies

The psych ward I went to called the pavilion in Williamsburg, va also held people against their will. Several people told me "I've been to jail this is one step up". I wrote an honest review on google & they sent me a letter saying they investigated my claims & found them to be false. I'm also afraid to ever go back anywhere, even in a crisis. They also said i was suicidal when i wasn't. They took my gun rights & said I'd have to go to court to get them back.

Comment by [deleted] at 05/09/2024 at 23:01 UTC

4 upvotes, 1 direct replies

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Comment by 66cev66 at 05/09/2024 at 22:39 UTC

2 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Yikes! I’m thankful to have had okay experiences with psychiatric hospitals but I guess you never know.