Don't know how to cope!

My daughter is 15 she has high functioning Autism. She has been struggling for a while with depression but only diagnosed last July. She is being detained in hospital under section 2. She self-arms and the hospital is unable to provide appropriate care and keep her safe with the result of her being moved from one ward to another with five minutes notice saying: " the team has decided you need to move shall we go?". I have been finding it hard to cope anyone can tell me how do you keep sane? 

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  • I am sorry to read about this. It it can be ver distressful having a relative admitted under the MHA. Section 2 is for assessment and it is time limited to 28 days. It is not uncommon for mental health hospitals to have a short term assessment ward (also called triage wards) and then transfer to another ward for longer term treatment. Have there been many moves?

    i agree with others that you should make sure that your daughter has an advocate. I hope the hospital is keeping you informed too and involved.

    I am not presuming anything about her treatment plans, but transferring to specialist hospitals takes time and at 15 she is with CAMHS (?). I hope so. The tier 4 specialist services are with NHS England rather than local CCGs and there referral processes and assessments and things take a little while. Hang in there and try to keep informed of why the hospital are doing things. It might help to ask for the nurse in charge, manager or consultant to get a clearer explanation . 

    Apologies if I've told you nothing you don't already know. I work in adult mental health so my understanding is more adjacent than specific.

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  • I am sorry to read about this. It it can be ver distressful having a relative admitted under the MHA. Section 2 is for assessment and it is time limited to 28 days. It is not uncommon for mental health hospitals to have a short term assessment ward (also called triage wards) and then transfer to another ward for longer term treatment. Have there been many moves?

    i agree with others that you should make sure that your daughter has an advocate. I hope the hospital is keeping you informed too and involved.

    I am not presuming anything about her treatment plans, but transferring to specialist hospitals takes time and at 15 she is with CAMHS (?). I hope so. The tier 4 specialist services are with NHS England rather than local CCGs and there referral processes and assessments and things take a little while. Hang in there and try to keep informed of why the hospital are doing things. It might help to ask for the nurse in charge, manager or consultant to get a clearer explanation . 

    Apologies if I've told you nothing you don't already know. I work in adult mental health so my understanding is more adjacent than specific.

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