To think a 25 year old is not particularly young in an adult mental health ward

[User33332]

Friends 25 year old daughter is in a mental health unit. She keeps saying how much younger her dd is and how she’s so young. I know it’s hard but her dd has been an adult for 7 years so won’t be that young.

Its all relative. If all the other patients are over 50 then 25 is young.

My FIL works in an adolescent mental health ward. They have young people up to age 24, so if she was a year younger then she might have been one different ward and therefore is the youngest on her ward.

Pretty scary places sometimes.
YABU try a bit of sympathy.

I have been sympathetic I’ve been in one myself although I’m in my 40’s.

Do you mind me asking roughly what area you’re from? I’ve never heard of adolescent wards going up to 24 it’s usually 18th birthday.

Yes, she may well be very young compared to other people on the ward. She is also probably very frightened. How about being a bit more compassionate?

Sid guess your friend sees her DD in such a scary place and wants to go back to childhood where she could protect her DD.

Of course she will be one of the youngest.

Why are you trying to find fault with her grief?

What in God’s name would make you question her on this

I’m not I just think she needs to focus more on her ds’s mental health rather than age.

Such a strange post..

I was a day patient in a mental health unit a few years ago at the age of 26 and I was very much the youngest by more then 15 years I’d say.

I was just curious about others views on this.

That's her baby. Of course she seems young.

She probably will be relatively young on an adult ward - just like she would be younger than most people on a cancer ward 🤷‍♀️

If you have been used to a young persons unit or similar that cover up to 21 being dropped into adult services can be quite a shock

Lots of young people’s services go up to 24, @User33332.

25 is quite young to be on an adult inpatient in MH in many services. Though, tbh, what does it matter really, your friend is clearly worried about her child and could do with some support rather than you nitpicking.

@User33332

Do you mind me asking roughly what area you’re from? I’ve never heard of adolescent wards going up to 24 it’s usually 18th birthday.

The term 'young adult' is used up to 24, 25 with some LAs

The United Nations defines 'young people' as 15 to 24

Young persons wards are usually up to 24.

Like other posters I cant see what/why you are nitpicking on this

Ffs, when I've had to be in wards with my asthma I'm pretty much always the youngest by years, and I was 32 when I started having frequent admissions.
Have some compassion.

In Scotland its 16 btw, after that its an adult ward.

She is young.

Her daughter is an inpatient in a psychiatric ward and she’s upset and concerned about her, and instead of being sympathetic (especially considering your history) you’re irritated that she worries her daughter is young in there? With friends like you... fucking hell.

Not young at all sadly. Here adult wards are 18-65. Young person's wards finish the day they turn 18.

Sadly more and more under 25s are being admitted to wards, I would say it was a pretty average age.

It's not overly young. Be sympathetic towards her and just support.

For reference I was just 15 when I was admitted to a geratric long term mh ward as there was no adolescent beds available and the psychiatrist thought the acute ward would scare me.

Not as much as the long term ward, my next admissions were to adult acute and happened several times before I turned 18 and was moved to adult services.

Depends who has been admitted

Sadly there will be younger patients but it may just be that there are a number of older patients on her ward

A parent often sees their child as their little girl/boy It’s so upsetting to have meetings with patients parents I’ve seen many cry (I’ve cried after myself)

Been 19 on an adolescent ward and 16 on an adult ward, it just depends on who’s in at the time and where there is space.