title: Mental health. The safety scandal.
abstract: *Sexual safety incidents are treated as part of mental health inpatient life. *Disbelief is built into the system. There is an attitude that patients cannot be believed because they are ill. *A lack of adequately trained and experienced staff can exacerbate poor levels of safety.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dent
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D017751:Safety Management; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017406:Sexual Harassment; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom