That isn’t how it works @CloudyPortal in the MH hospital I work in - whether you are sectioned or not in the main admission unit you get a single room, no one has a key especially if you are a suicide risk - however corridors are viewed all night and day. If some is high risk they will have a member of staff with them all the time, until the risk is reduced.
Your DC will be on an adult ward. Section 2 is a section that means you can hold someone in a hospital for assessment for up to 28 days, however you cannot ‘force treatment’ but you can assess and support/ encourage. if medication is needed, and the patient is refusing, the section could be reviewed and upped to a section 3, this will be for up to 6 months (with a right to appeal) and whilst you should always try to engage and negotiate treatment compliance, sometimes thats not possible. In this case the staff can hold the patient so that medication can be provided. Once medication is given you should see an improvement fairly soon.
Pack things without strings, and nothing like razors wtc. We allow vapes outside and patients can bring their own foods in but it maybe put in the ward fridge - we mostly allow chocolate and crisps in patients rooms though. we supply teas/ decaf coffee and soft drinks all through the day/night then breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner and a drink/ biscuits about 10 at night. There is always fruit available.
Hospitals have to adhere to the least restrictive practice guidelines and provide thereputic activity. Where I work we have OT, physio, therapy and interest clubs like photography. We also have a gym.
The aim will be to get your DC well and get him home - for care to be continued by the community team.
Take care xx