If I am under the crisis team, will social services get involved?

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I have a complex history of mental illness and have been professionally diagnosed with BPD, bipolar, OCD and anxiety.

I have been under the crisis team six times in the past, and I feel like i need to be under them again. However this time, I have a baby, and I am worried that social services would get involved and also what my family will think as they are not very supportive.

I am having anxiety attacks daily and have a constant feeling of dread, going hot and cold, ruminating on intrusive thoughts, having constant heart palpitations and feel I am withdrawing from everything. I just want to feel numb.

I love my DS to bits but I’m having such irrational thoughts all of the time that I can’t deal with.

There isn’t a safeguarding issue, my partner is also home 24/7 and though it is not interfering with my ability to look after my son, I am feeling more lifeless and more exhausted than ever.

I am being proactive and have started CBT and therapy but right now I need that extra support. I’m aware many crisis teams won’t see you unless you are at risk of harming yourself but I’m worried it will lead that way if I carry on this way. I’m under the community mental health team but they’re not very helpful, I only have appointments for medication reviews every few months. I have a lead practitioner but she can only see me once every 8 weeks.

I guess I’d just like some advice if possible, and also to ask if I’m BU to think social services will get involved and take my baby.

Thank you.

Sorry but you are completely wrong! They won't be involved unless her child was at risk of significant harm. Crisis teams do not alert social services just because someone is mentally ill!
If this were true then I can assure you the majority of parents would end up facing court proceedings.
I had them involved due to my sons complex issues and some other things. I've now been offered a voluntary job with them.
This lady needs encouragement to seek help and posting things saying they will definitely get involved is going to cause her distress and this could significantly affect her mental health.
People need to get facts right before replying to posts

I would second the suggestion that perinatal mental health services may be the best route for you as they will be able to provide lots of support You can ask your GP to refer you or you can self refer.

The focus will ALWAYS be on supporting you with your mental health and looking after your child, referrals to children's social services are only made in extreme circumstances as some PP have described above.

A parent having mental health difficulties is not an automatic reason to refer to SS (my bipolar father was sectioned under the mental health act three times during my childhood, and my sister is now a psychiatrist who has worked in the crisis team so I have a bit of experience from both sides of the the patient/clinician sphere if that makes sense).

GP here - any hint that you were unwell and avoiding care would raise big flashing red alarm bells about your ability to parent. Getting the care that you need, very much not.

and definitely agree that PNMH teams are great

Hun,
Please don't worry!! As I said I have had them involved with them for 5 years and this is mainly due to my sons issues.
I've now been offered a voluntary job with them. The reason I state this is to assure you that i know what I am talking about.
The crisis team would never contact them unless you had thoughts of harming yourself and your baby.
I'm under mental health due to PTSD, OCD and anxiety. They have never once even contacted children's services.
Don't worry.
Please do contact them as you have been doing, by carrying on like this, if ever this escalated and they did become involved (which is unlikely) they will see how proactive you have been xx

I’ve had crisis and early intervention team involved for 3 years and absolutely no involvement from social services. You’re doing the right thing seeking help. Good luck OP and things can, and will, improve.

Exactly!! I remember when I was in a very dark time in my life and I asked my doctor, "what do I do if I want to harm myself?" He said go to accident and emergency. I said I was worried it would be used against me and of course he said no, accessing help shows how you are protecting yourself and your son

Read the other post, others have said the same thing... that they MAY get involved. They did with my ex who has mental health issues.

@TurnUpTurnip Other posters have said, as I did, that social services would only become involved in specific circumstances (where there are safeguarding concerns). You said it was "quite likely" social services would become involved, despite the OP stating in her opening post that there were no safeguarding concerns relating to the child.