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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 415054" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>You can call the hotline and explain the situation. They should be able to get you connected with the local resources. </p><p> </p><p>When my difficult child was at his crisis and I called the psychiatrist to beef up the appointment (on waiting list for two months), I was told that if I felt he was not safe (meaning he could harm himself) than I should take him to an ER. The ER will help get him into a psychiatric hospital.</p><p> </p><p>Where I am from, there use to be what is called a physician's emergency where the physician can put a 72 hour hold on the person to keep them at a mental health facility while a plan is made - hopefully also to give medications a chance to start to kick in to the person can start to think rationally again? I don't work with the same type of clients so don't know if that holds true these days or not.</p><p> </p><p>By what you are seeing in your son, if he is not suicidal he may well be headed toward that path. </p><p> </p><p>Please call the hotline now and get input from them. Keep us updated - we do care and we are a safe place to turn to for support.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 415054, member: 5096"] You can call the hotline and explain the situation. They should be able to get you connected with the local resources. When my difficult child was at his crisis and I called the psychiatrist to beef up the appointment (on waiting list for two months), I was told that if I felt he was not safe (meaning he could harm himself) than I should take him to an ER. The ER will help get him into a psychiatric hospital. Where I am from, there use to be what is called a physician's emergency where the physician can put a 72 hour hold on the person to keep them at a mental health facility while a plan is made - hopefully also to give medications a chance to start to kick in to the person can start to think rationally again? I don't work with the same type of clients so don't know if that holds true these days or not. By what you are seeing in your son, if he is not suicidal he may well be headed toward that path. Please call the hotline now and get input from them. Keep us updated - we do care and we are a safe place to turn to for support. [/QUOTE]
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