The article exposes the case of a woman named Kasibba, detained in a mental health facility for 45 years without mental illness. She, alongside over 2,000 others, including many children, highlights the ongoing issue of inappropriate detentions under mental health laws. Despite government promises to transition many individuals to community care since a 2011 scandal, targets have continuously been missed. Leaders maintain that reforms are necessary, yet advocates express deep concern over the lack of tangible progress for those unjustly held in hospitals.
"It is unacceptable that so many disabled people are still being held in mental health hospitals. We hope reforms to the Mental Health Act will prevent inappropriate detention."
"Hundreds of people are still languishing, detained, who should have been freed and supported in the community, because we haven't seen the progress that was promised."
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