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Mental Health Appeal Declined

Ava

I've been in hospital for ages now and I want to go home so I asked and there was a meeting assessment and they declined my appeal for mine and others safeties because they still think I'm unwell. There's nothing even wrong with me.. They confuse my autistic traits that's all.

I'm so sick of this hospital, more like a prison. It's so autism unfriendly. And it's loud and there's no privacy. Nurses on my back twenty four seven. I miss my home, my special comfort bear. 

I don't know what else I can do to better the situation. I have an advocate but he's useless always sides with them and not me. And my social worker and mental health care coordinator are just the same.

If you or someone you know has experience of this please help. Any advice would be a big help right now.

Parents

  • I hope it's not insensitive to ask what brought you to a hospital stay to begin with? Was it a more pronounced mental health episode of some kind where they felt you were a risk to yourself? I suppose they'd have to be so careful with balancing duty of care against your right to freedom of choice. What you've described does sound heavy handed though. 

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  • I hope it's not insensitive to ask what brought you to a hospital stay to begin with? Was it a more pronounced mental health episode of some kind where they felt you were a risk to yourself? I suppose they'd have to be so careful with balancing duty of care against your right to freedom of choice. What you've described does sound heavy handed though. 

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  • in reply to Shardovan

    Since I was little I've had a friend and I talk with her a lot and play. No harm ever came from doing that but I was seen one time by I guess some person and got reported which led to police involved and then doctors and then hospitalisation and medication. It's made me worse though but they don't listen when I tell them that. Every time I ask to go home it's the same thing and always the same result.