It's been 8-10 hours in the ER for me. Where I live there are four psych hospitals or centers. One time during Thanksgiving everything was full so they sent me an hour away from home.

I was sent once in a cop car from my pdoc's office, but the officer was nice and the cuffs weren't tight.

23 days is absurd, but not any more absurd than being told you're doing it for attention and being sent home with nothing.