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My mother is currently undergoing treatment for major depression, anxiety and cronic alcoholism, my mother is now thankfully seeking help and guidance from the following sources. Social worker, psychiatrist, family G.P, community support workers as well as the full time carers who is also a cronic alcoholic.
My question is. My mother is unable to take care of herself and strugles to see the negative impact her carers behavious is having on her and now she is talking about selling the family home and moving away. I have contacted the social worker and the social workers manager, the family GP and the crisi team and have had the backing from the family GP to help section my mother due to the frequent suicie attemps but needs the support from the social worker who is not willing to give consent. Is there any thing else I can do to help my mother receive the care she both needs and deserveves?
Thank you for listening.

Wayne

Hi Wayne, you're in an awful situation at the moment, sorry about that.

I'll try and give you some links that will prove useful:

Mind - dual diagnosis
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Bookl...

Mind - depression
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Bookl...

They relate to the illnesses and are easy to read and understand.

These are for help available to accessing services:

Guide to Who's Who in mental health
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Facts...

CPA (Care Programme Approach)
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Facts...

Carers - how to access help
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Facts...

Admission to hospital
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Bookl...

Coping with hosptial admission
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Bookl...

Guide to the Mental Health Act
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Legal...
(read the information about sectioning)

To have anyone sectioned requires input from many people.
However you are saying that the Social Worker isn't willing to give consent - is this an ASW Approved Social Worker who is specifically relating to mental health, or Social Worker who is helping, in general?'

ASW would have an influence on the decision, but the main factor is that legally there has to be 2 Dr's who will agree that your Mother needs treatment, in most cases this tends to be their GP and Psychiatrist, if they have them. ASW's usually make the application to have the person sectioned, but it can be done by the nearest relative. See the information I've given for more detailed explanations.

How to access services by a carer
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Facts...

How to cope as a carer
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Bookl...

I hope that these give you some helpful information, it will be easy to read and understand... look around the main website as there is lots of good information.

I'd also suggest seeing if Mind have a local association near to you where you seek support, help and guidance

http://www.mind.org.uk/Mind+in+your+area...

They are easy to access, it only takes a phone call. They will be able to offer support to both your Mother and yourself.

It is good that you have been able to have to contact with so many services already, but the information may give you some further guidance.

The main thing to find out really is, is the Social Worker who is refusing and ASW, or not. Then take it from there.

Hope this helps.

I have every sympathy for your situation - we who work in mental health see similar things very often, and it's very much a case of doing the thing that will cause least harm, rather than doing the thing that is best.

The situation you describe is complex and I wouldn't want to give specific answers here; instead I would suggest that you contact a carers' support group - every county in the UK has one - you can find yours by calling Carers National Association Carers line on 0808 808 7777 from 10-12 and 2-4 Monday to Friday.

Good luck with the situation, I hope you see some improvement very soon.

Just be there for her. & the only way she can truely over come anything is if she has the belief in herself... but she can't do it alone...

if she is mentally ill, and unable to look after herself, you should consider seeking legal advice in respect of gaining power of attorney over your mother, which would allow you to manage and control all of her financial decisions!, you could also appoint someone else to have power of attorney, to ensure that your motives are not bought into question, and hence protect yourself as well as giving the power to someone who specialist in this field, and has the experience to know what to do for the best!.

hope this helps, it is hard to know what to do

Hi Wayne,

It's a difficult call. As I am sure you know in order to have someone sectioned under the mental health act, it does require a social worker and a Doctor to sign this off. At the time of assessment the team have to be satisfied that your mother is a danger to herself and or others around her. I would go back to the GP and ask there advice. Ultimately, you will have to accept that she still has free will, and that a section is only ever uses as a last resort, even under a section the reviews are frequent and won't solve whats going on outside or around her. If your mother was bad enough outside of office hours, you would probably get a different social worker and this may make a difference to the outcome. Good luck and keep your chin up.....This is some of the stuff I have found for you, more on the attached link .

The nearest relative has the right to:

* make application for compulsory assessment or treatment of the patient or get the patient's social services in their local authority to ask an approved social worker to consider the patient's case

Hi wayne,you certainly are there for your mother,you are obviously so very concerned for her safety,bless you love,i think you should have her carer changed,you can do that,please don,t worry and upset yourself by what your mother is saying about your family home,it won,t happen,you can get another doctor to agree,and definitely her psychiatrist,she does need sectioning love when she,s trying to take her life.i will say this to you ,she will get very slowly better,if you have brothers or sisters,ask them for their help,you must have some time off from your worry and upset,you have to be strong and well yourself,it,s going to take time,but she will get there,i only hope she realises ,that she has a very loving,caring and reliable son.i believe it takes 3 people to section someone now,

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