Can i section someone

And I'm not overreacting, she swallowed a whole load of pills, was rushed into hospital but she snuck out and now she's back home. She's an alcoholic, has 2 kids in foster care. I'm her oldest child and she's unmarried. I want to know to get someone sectioned. She's been depressed before and tried to kill herself years ago when I was younger. She self harms in the form of, she doesn't eat for weeks at a time.

She doesn't sleep. I'm at my wits end. This is my final option, she's been to rehab, had counsellors, detoxed too many times. This is the last resort. Any ideas? See last answer. Do u have a mental hospital in your area? You can normally ask to speak to someone from the crisis team, and they normally help xx. Search for a thread. Around 8 years ago my mum did the same not take pills but tried to slit her wrists i took her to the mental health hospital in our area and spoke to the a lady there who had her admitted to hospital.

My mum was an alcoholic too but did that as her doctor stopped prescribing her tablets without weaning her off and it sent her over the edge. Your situation may be different but definitely speak to your local mental health hospital they will at least advise you what your options are. Maternal mental health How to get someone sectioned. Maternal mental health Someone please help me :.

Maternal mental health move from scotland to england. Maternal mental health How do you help someone who won't help themselves? I'm so sorry to hear what your going through. I walked up to the closest mental health facility that had a psychiatric ward and told them if they didn't take me in I was going to hurt myself or someone else. That's how bad it was. I had to talk to a person and tell them what was going on. I had to almost beg too. I slammed my hands on the table and told her this was serious and I needed immediate help.

They took me in. The only thing is once you're in you're in until they feel you are ok to leave. I was there for 3 days. That's how it worked for me anyway. If I am way off base I apologize. I have never heard of being sectioned before. I hope you find the help you're looking for. Answered 9 years ago. Its an idea for you to call his crisis team and let them know just what he has been doing.

You would think that he would be sectioned immediately wouldn't you? Can you return to your thread when you can and give us an update. In answer to Anonymous. I would be careful about sectioning someone I would advise you to go private try and get private help not nhs sectioning I'm not saying he doesnt need help I'm just saying that after someone has been sectioned it can be quite a traumatic experience I personally would have nothing to do with the NHS and go private Certainly job prospects will be affected and not to mention how he's going to feel about you having him sectioned.

I have no faith in the NHS and I think sectioning someone can do alot of damage. Research it before you do it. Think about how he's going to feel afterwards..

How would you feel? Sectioning someone might be worse than having a criminal record It seems to me that all sectioning does is put someone in a hospital ward they can't leave Research it!!! I would advise you to look up online what happened to Lord Dunboyne's daughter The NHS basically murdered her.