overdose and social services

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i was in hospital that the weekend getting treatment for an overdose and was informed that a referal to social services would be made but i havent heard anything yet and its really playing on my mind to the point i am not sleeping which is then having more impact on my mental health.

has anyone had this happen to them and if so how long did it take to hear from social services?

i know i have nothing to worry about as i was not at home when took the overdose so my son was not at risk and i have had this confirmed by hospital staff and they are also willing to ensure social services know they have no concern over my child but the waiting game on the phone call is really driving me nuts

you have totally taken my post the wrong way and clearly dont understand the system in it all so i would prefer if you skipped past rather than being judgemental!

stop being so judgemental when by the sounds of it you have no idea how the system works with all of this

i never once said i had a drug problem.

i say overdose in a mental health thread.... 2 totally different things

What they will have done is completed a form and ok it would have included the details about your Son not being there.

Just like any other service, social services have significant waiting lists and yours is probably still in the list get to be triaged from the weekend. There's nothing to be gained from worrying about it. Sounds like you have enough going on.

Was the overdose intentional?

thank you so much for the comment!

i know the waits are long etc i really do just the wait is making me feel worse about it all etc. i heard they have 48 hours to reach out to the person in this circumstance but its 48 hours from discharge in just a couple of hours and i obviously know i wont recieve the call in middle of the night.

yes it was

I imagine in the current climate, that 48 hours gets breached. Perhaps you'll get a phone call tomorrow, but not stress if you don't.

I'm sorry to hear it was intentional. The fact your Son wasn't there doesn't mean they won't be interested. They'll want to know how well looked after when you do have him and what you are doing about your MH now/risks of recurrence etc.

Have you got any support?

They'll just want to make sure all is ok, with you and your son. They will support you, so don't automatically think their input is all negative. Yes their priority will be making sure your son is ok and as long as everything else in his and your life then it's likely they will aim to support you both .

Try not to panic too much. I imagine their caseloads are high and it'll be a few days till they check in with you. It won't be tonight, so get try to get some sleep.

aww i can imagine it gets breached a lot at the moment unfortunatly but it cant be helped.

i just want my mind putting at rest really. if they have involvement then it is what it is really i just want to know if that makes sense?

i know my son not being there when i took it means its less of a safeguarding risk as he wasnt directly impacted or aware of anything if that makes sense?

im waiting to hear from referals that have been made for me to start getting support from local meantal health team thankfully its just a shame it takes something like this to actully get the support but it just shows how stretched the services are at the moment.

ignore my spelling im way to tired haha

thank you lovely. im going to give sleep another try soon i think

Exactly get rest

And be open to the support they may suggest

Sorry you have been through this xxxxx

Hi, I’m so so sorry you’re having such a hard time I was in exactly your position a couple of years ago and I remember being terrified about the referral too. I never heard from social services. I was (and still am) under CMHT and engaging with them and I think because they were seeing me regularly and never considered me any risk to my son they didn’t follow it up. I think having a very supportive husband helped too.

Remember that if they do call, they will be trying to help you. I know it doesn’t feel that way though, I know I felt ashamed and judged and frightened. Are you under mental health services? If you are you could call them and ask about it to ease your mind? I think that’s what I did as the waiting and not knowing was exacerbating my poor mental health just as you describe. I really hope things feel easier for you soon

Childrens Social services are very stretched and so you may well not be contacted within 48 hours.

It took social services 5 weeks to follow up with us last year, when they did they had already checked school attendence records of one child (no cause for concern) but they didn't know anything about the other as her school is in a different county. It was someone from the preventions team that contacted me and really just a chat and to offer support. It wasn't scary.

Why don't you ring the MASH team and chat to them?

They may do nothing, they may check in with you and school etc. I very much doubt you'd get anything other than support at this point.

Hello OP, how are you doing ?