To ask whether social services will get involved

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I’m back under the crisis team for my mental health (thank you for all the support last night) but this time I have a toddler - I was wondering if anyone knew whether this meant social services will get involved?

The doctor who assessed me said there was no safe guarding issue, which I took as a good sign, and no social services were mentioned - but my anxiety is creeping in tonight and now I’m panicking.

I hope that people should be able to seek help for their mental health without social services intervention. Surely if they had to be involved no one would voluntarily seek help. Good luck and think positively about it if you can. I know that is hard to do when you aren't feeling your best x

Your Dr would tell you if they make a ss referral I'm sure.

No they won't be involved - not from what you have said in your threads anyway. Many parents have mental health difficulties and crisis team input; it will be viewed as a positive thing that you've reached out for help.

It’s positive that you’ve referred yourself..... if a referral has been made this looks good. Again if a referral has been made, they are there to support you and your family x

If there are no safeguarding concerns, a referral to SS will not have been made.

Maybe some additional support from your local family support services would be helpful? X

If social services are referred because of parental mental health they will just want to see that your child is safe and you're proactively seeking treatment. But I doubt there will be a referral it in this case unless there is a big back story and other risk factors

Hi, I am a social worker who works on a child protection team. If there are no safeguarding issues then a referral wouldn't be made and if they were going to refer then they should tell you first. Lots of parents access support services (which in itself is a positive) and there are no risks to their child because they are proactive in creating safety. Hope you are ok xx

Please do listen to other people's advice on here.
I was incredibly poorly, years ago, during pregnancy, and after having my DC.
I did not open up about how poorly I actually was, because I was absolutely petrified that that they would take my DC away.
I was reassured by (what I can now see where) a fantastic team, that that was not going to happen - but I just didn't trust, and was living in a state of fear (meaning therapies and medications just did not work.)
It was only MONTHS down the line of being told that I was desperately poorly and for the millionth time, no my DC was staying with me, that I started to believe it and started to be receptive to therapy and medication.

As others have said, those involved would tell you if a referral had been made.

I really hope you feel better soon OP. X