While I agree with prison abolition I dont understand the connection between that and involuntary confinement in a psychiatric hospital setting? Some countries may do it badly but in the UK by and large it's the only way to help acutely unwell people who do not realise they are unwell, it never lasts longer than is needed. Could it be improved? Sure, but I dont think they're equal. Can you please explain what you meant?
I don’t know enough about psychiatric health to talk in detail about what a comprehensive community-based, healing-oriented approaches to supporting people with severe mental illnesses would look like. I know that we need them, but past that—I’m just not the person to ask. To answer your question of “what I meant” when I said that captivity is wrong: I meant that captivity is wrong. Also, the idea of “separating people from society” as a solution to anything is both futile and cruel.
Anyone with experience in abolitionist mental health work is free to add to this.
