Mental Hospitals in the USA, a lot of them closed down. I used to have a good one near me that had a STEPS program that worked quite well. It was shut down as

Mental Hospitals in the USA, a lot of them closed down. I used to have a good one near me that had a STEPS program that worked quite well. It was shut down as part of the ACA act. I had to go to another hospital farther away that treated all patients like criminals and had everything locked down. STEPS would have a level 1 to 4 that patients could earn privileges like wearing a belt or shaving themselves. This new system in the hospital I went into they can lock down everything and you have to ask a nurse or technician to get it for you or help you with it. There are so many patients that they can't all get showers or shaving or new scrubs etc. In Steps we were allowed to wear our own clothes and underwear and stuff. In the new system you wear disposable scrubs, footie socks, and disposable underpants. You can't wear a watch or have any clocks or anything in your room. The only clock is on the wall near the staff desk and it is hard to see by your room. I am certain Geel has a STEPS program and other stuff that doesn't lock things down like a prison. If a person is depressed, you don't throw them into a prison like environment and hope they get better, you have to have a better environment than that. We need more mental hospitals that aren't run like prisons.