T4: Some schools/communities do amazing things to improve mental health. What is working where you are? What could be better?

What is great about Chicago is the have a first episode psychosis clinic where they offer things like cbt for psychosis that aren't readily available in this country. They integrate a world view on treatment rather than simply assuming that what they have been trained to do is already the best.

What could be better is inpatient treatment----I think that nurses tend to be afraid of you as a patient before they know you even if you aren't remotely violent in any way. There is an assumption that your talking rather loudly is a consequence of mental illness rather than a natural response to the idea that you just found that you are to be imprisoned for an entire weekend despite your voluntary status. Being lied to and locked up isn't fun for anyone. I think if they made it more like the Hilton people wouldn't even need the locks and at $2000 a day why not make it nicer? There really should be a concierge---"puzzles are located in the common room as are snacks for your convenience" etc.