My Search for a Psychiatric Bed in an Overburdened Health System ^10.5%

kffhealthnews.org - By Helen Santoro - 7/9/2026, 9:00 AM

Framing Effect 17.6% - Negativity Bias 15.4% - Appeal to Authority 6.3%

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Eight days before my 33rd birthday in April, a social worker at a crisis clinic near Denver determined I was an imminent danger to myself. She placed me on an involuntary 72-hour mental health... more