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No one really talked to me. It was like I was a caged animal.

Rachel Diamond, describing her stay in traditional emergency rooms when she went for depression and anxiety. She says doctors typically numbed her with medications and placed her in a guarded room. More recently, she visited one of the growing number of ERs dedicated to helping psychiatric patients.

Rachel Diamond, describing her stay in traditional emergency rooms when she went for depression and anxiety. She says doctors typically numbed her with medications and placed her in a guarded room. More recently, she visited one of the growing number of ERs dedicated to helping psychiatric patients.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.