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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 28851" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Hi Paula, I'm back (briefly).</p><p></p><p>Here is SOME info to get started. You may already have tried some of these avenues. I'm still waiting for easy child to get back to me, so I rang a mob called SANE Mental Illness Helpline on 1800 18 7263 (and, as usual when you say "this isn't for me, it's for a friend," you get, "uh-huh, sure it is." I had to smile at that).</p><p>This mob mostly deals with adult patients but made a couple of suggestions.</p><p>First, if he's violent or raging, and you're fearing for his safety or yours or your daughters, you CAN ring the ambulance and/or the police.</p><p>On the subject of hospitalisation - the person I spoke to said they would only hold him in hospital for a few days at most. Definitely no more. Regardless, apparently.</p><p>The woman I spoke to made two more suggestions - one, if you want to try to force some sort of medical intervention that doesn't seem to be happening and you're feeling desperate, then if the medical route isn't working maybe a legal route would, so try Legal Aid on 9219 5000. Maybe someone there can advise you (or act on your behalf for free) to force some sort of intervention by the system which currently is failing you.</p><p></p><p>And second, for you - she suggested you contact Carers NSW to get some sort of support for you as a carer. Their number - 1800 242 636. They may be able to give you some other contact numbers for some much-needed intervention or help, or just a cup of tea and a good lie down.</p><p></p><p>And just a note to let you know - we have a new member, from Sydney. She's posted on General, sounds like she'd had similar problems with schools to you. At this rate we'll be able to start our own CD support group!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 28851, member: 1991"] Hi Paula, I'm back (briefly). Here is SOME info to get started. You may already have tried some of these avenues. I'm still waiting for easy child to get back to me, so I rang a mob called SANE Mental Illness Helpline on 1800 18 7263 (and, as usual when you say "this isn't for me, it's for a friend," you get, "uh-huh, sure it is." I had to smile at that). This mob mostly deals with adult patients but made a couple of suggestions. First, if he's violent or raging, and you're fearing for his safety or yours or your daughters, you CAN ring the ambulance and/or the police. On the subject of hospitalisation - the person I spoke to said they would only hold him in hospital for a few days at most. Definitely no more. Regardless, apparently. The woman I spoke to made two more suggestions - one, if you want to try to force some sort of medical intervention that doesn't seem to be happening and you're feeling desperate, then if the medical route isn't working maybe a legal route would, so try Legal Aid on 9219 5000. Maybe someone there can advise you (or act on your behalf for free) to force some sort of intervention by the system which currently is failing you. And second, for you - she suggested you contact Carers NSW to get some sort of support for you as a carer. Their number - 1800 242 636. They may be able to give you some other contact numbers for some much-needed intervention or help, or just a cup of tea and a good lie down. And just a note to let you know - we have a new member, from Sydney. She's posted on General, sounds like she'd had similar problems with schools to you. At this rate we'll be able to start our own CD support group! Marg [/QUOTE]
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