Need advice daughter arrested and mental health section

[drinkingwineoutofamug]

Daughter voluntary section last Thursday.
Psychotic breakdown
Assaulted a staff member who was trying to stop my daughter from stabbing herself.
And punch a fellow patient who threw hot tea in her face burning her.
She was discharged yesterday, police outside the mental health unit waiting to arrest her.
She's been charged for crimes she committed while under a section and is up in court tomorrow.
Help!

Can you also contact the CQC and report your concerns that your dd was not properly supervised on 2:1 ? There could also be a risk to other patients on the unit if their staffing is so low or their supervision poor.
I agree put your questions in writing as you deserve a proper response.
It sounds exhausting for you and her. Can her psychiatrist not review her ASAP?

I remember your previous thread @drinkingwineoutofamug. Just wanted to send you some hugs x

To the poster that asked
On admission she was on 15 minute observation
After the incident with the deodorant she was on constant observation.
She was then given a material like suit you wear. Had all her belongings removed.
She was meant to have 2 staff with her.
I'm stating this from phone calls, messages from my daughter and from her girlfriend and the 1 staff nurse who spoke to me before all communication was ceased.

Anyway she's home and knackered so in bed.
Had to get her gp to give some medication as of course she had taken the lot.

Tomorrow is another day. Thank you everyone for support .

Home treatment team refusing to treat.
She's scored 10/10 on an autism test so someone will be in touch.
That's that

@drinkingwineoutofamug

Home treatment team refusing to treat. She's scored 10/10 on an autism test so someone will be in touch. That's that

Why won't they treat her? Mental health support is lacking in this country. It's disgusting. They say 'reach out' but where's the help!

Because of the violence . Then they went back 3 years and saw she had been in prison and when asked had my daughter bought this on herself they said yes.
Asked what to do if she has another mental crisis. Answer as with any physical crisis you go to a&e.
She got to go back to her gp and get help. But they said for her to stay on the mh meds 🤷🏻‍♀️
Said we will deal with it Monday. We have had a week of this , have a long weekend rest and then start again

I feel sorry for you as her mum. But, whatever the failings of the nhs mental health services, she has to be held accountable for her assaulting staff members. My daughter is a nurse on a picu ward. In the first 6 months of this year she was assaulted and injured 3 times. The third time so seriously that she spent 10 days in hospital. She pressed the alarm but there was no one to come and help her because of understaffing.

Yes, patients need treatment, but the assault of staff is unacceptable and criminal

Hi @drinkingwineoutofamug - I hope you are doing okay. Parenting never ends, no matter how old our "kids" are. We can't help caring and putting ourselves through merry hell because of them. Anyway - sending strength and solidarity and hope you are ok.

Just popping to send some love your way.

Just checking in to say I've had to do a first account for social services. See if they can help. She doesn't know I've done it. She's in court in October. She's drinking again and keeps saying she wants to die. Got no support . Her girlfriend is at her wits end. She won't move back in with me and her dad . Also the reason she moved to a totally different town was to get away from any influences . Also me and her dad work full time . I'm not making excuses, these are valid reasons. And I had to have her arrested after attacking me 4 years ago while high on cocaine . Not going there again.

This sounds like a parents worst nightmare .I am so very very sorry .

Thinking of you and sending virtual hugs ,as that's all I can do .