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NHS mental health trust making autistic person homeless

NAS88069

I posted some time ago about a NHS mental hospital where a friend was being told that suicidal behaviour, attempting to hang themselves, crying, etc, was all due to autism.

The NHS trust is now proposing to discharge "to front of hospital", stating that the parents have a legal duty to house them. (Person is well over 18), parents cannot cope with friend's behaviour. 

The person is not capable of going to the council for housing help, cannot even speak to people they do not know (selective mute).

Can the hospital do this? Surely they should becalling in social services?

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  • NAS88069 said:
    Can the hospital do this? Surely they should becalling in social services?

    Hospitals tend to lack the resources and will to look after some difficult cases like this.

    I think it will require the parents to chase social services it intervene as they are most likely the nominated caregiver is the person in question is not capable of being independed.

    Yes the hospital should be doing more but the system is becoming increasingly broken so people have to start taking more initiative to get the correct parties involved I fear.

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  • NAS88069 said:
    Can the hospital do this? Surely they should becalling in social services?

    Hospitals tend to lack the resources and will to look after some difficult cases like this.

    I think it will require the parents to chase social services it intervene as they are most likely the nominated caregiver is the person in question is not capable of being independed.

    Yes the hospital should be doing more but the system is becoming increasingly broken so people have to start taking more initiative to get the correct parties involved I fear.

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