There have been many reforms. Unfortunately, it's not completely fixed yet. We need to report abuses within the system so that those programs will be dealt with.

I left a job at a residential treatment center for teenage girls because I got into a disagreement with the management about treating the residents with respect and dignity. I didn't feel like they were. And they mismanaged staff too. They preferred to hire underqualified staff because they are cheaper. Good staff tried to keep going out of concern for the residents and wanting to provide some continuity for them, but working conditions became intolerable and the pay wasn't enough to live on, so survival forces staff who have skills and qualifications to go elsewhere when they can. I think that mental health workers need to unionize and lobby for better pay and better training, as well as better conditions for everyone in those facilities.