Petition updateTransfer Bridgewater State Hospital to the Department of Mental Health, the Experts!Department of Corrections- Neglect, Abuse, Illegal Violations, and Continued Troubled Waters!
Mental Illness Hurts Advocacy GroupBoston, MA, United States
23 Mar 2026

Watch this video " Troubled Waters Continue" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vNGm-G2L-U

 

On March 2,2026 the Massachusetts Disability Law Center released their 15th Bridgewater State Hospital monitor report.  SummaryLack of proper care, disorganization, failed policies, unsafe environment, poor leadership, employee turnover, attempted suicide, injuries, illegal violations (including illegal seclusion and restraints), unsanitary conditions, staff violence all continue to be problematic.  

 

" What I saw with my own eyes was nauseating. The sickening heat, the chemical smell, the damp and mold-coated bathrooms. The men calling out to me as I walked the halls, asking me to help them, with fear and desperation in their voices" 

Summer Maxwell is a senior at Tufts University majoring in political science. She served as an intern for state Sen. Jamie Eldridge.  CommonWealth Beacon

 

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