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Is there a way to get mil sectioned?

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Lisad1231981 · 13/03/2022 21:28

My MiL has always been very difficult. She would fall out with dh and his brother regularly. She shouts and screams down the phone, swears at them a sends vile letters and dm's.

Our children are not allowed to add her on any social media and mainly we keep a distance. We didn't see her for years but after fil was put in a hone by ss because he has dementia and she wasn't caring for him, we go a couple times a year (mainly to see him although he has no idea who we are)

Anyhow, her mental health has taken a huge decline recently and she keeps calling 999, the ambulance daily but also refuses to go to GP so he can assess her.
She messages and phones my husband saying she's dying. We know it's the anxiety making her panic. She has been checked over by medical many many times.
She phones all hours and won't listen to reason. We would like her to have her mental health assessed but she won't let the GP do this. We just don't know what to do anymore.
We aren't local so can't pop in and check on her. She lives in middle of near where. She has no neighbors to help because she has been vile to all of them too. She has no family support for same reason.
I have her GPs number and plan to call tomorrow. They won't be able to tell me anything but can I ask for them to section her for her assessment so she can get some help? She was so hysterical early hours of the morning the ambulance took her to A&E because they couldn't get sense out of her.
Help.

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Lisad1231981 · 27/03/2022 22:08

Just an update.
Had meeting with SW, and nurses. Mil will remain on ward for few more weeks, further assessments to be done.
She's happy and safe.
SW working with BIL to sort out the debts with help of CAB.
Feeling calmer now we know she's safe and things are getting sorted.

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Nospringchix · 27/03/2022 22:25

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Does anyone have poa for either of them, I am not sure you can just pay to have the house transferred without his permission if he has capacity and she has the right to live there. If she has been sectioned then she may get free aftercare if she gets placed on a Section 3. They may decide that she needs to move to residential care. She shouldnt have been allowed to take out a cc for him, or been able to get into thousands of pounds worth of debt, the bank and catalogue should have investigated that before it became unmanageable so your dh and bil need to contact them and the bank fraud dept. Once the doctors have a diagnosis and a plan your dh or bil need to have a meeting with the psychiatrist and mental health social worker and you can ask about your dh or bil becoming her Nearest Relative if she agrees which helps make decisions on her behalf.
Yes, she may get free aftercare if she is in hospital under section. This happened to my nan. There was a meeting with social worker etc and she was granted nhs continuing care to pay care gome fees.
Lisad1231981 · 27/04/2022 20:20

In case anyone wants an update or if someone find this later. MIL has been sectioned today after spending weeks in the mental health ward she has taken a decline, and the social worker called husband today as the eldest child has to be asked. It didn't feel like we really had a choice.
She not eating, drinking and is refusing to follow her care plan. She's been abusive to brother in law and family as well as the staff.
We know she's safe but it's all just very sad

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