[tnlibrarian]

My impression has been that if you call them you're going to get admitted. If I don't get in touch with my psych doc tomorrow DH and I are in agreement something else will have to be done. Our first thought was for me to call the outpatient program and see if I can see somebody there. The other was to take the kids to his mom's and call mobile crisis as long as it doesn't mean me being admitted. He has to go out of town Sunday and won't be back until Thursday. It's a business trip for training so canceling isn't an option and he wants to be sure I'll be okay until I can go to my parents next Thursday.

So if we call them---what will happen? Can they come and help without making me go into the hospital?

[Anika.]

I have been connected with the community response team here that works with our hospital. They do the intake for the psych ward, and are our crisis team in our city. They have never made me be admitted tho. Not even when I am extremely manic with very bad psychosis and pretty out of it . They call my house and check on me, and talk to me about how things are going and see if I need anything, or that I am safe. I do not want to be admitted so this has worked for me and they have been very understanding of my needs to not be in hospital. Usually what they do is call me in the morning and again in the evening untill I am doing better. They also can get ahold of my pdoc faster and easier than I can. They also communicate with my t who acts as more of a resource to get me help when I am in real trouble instead of a real t now. I don't know if this is a usual set up I have, but it works for me, maybe they do this because I am so stubborn. But I think this would be acceptable for many people.

I don't know how mobile crisis line works, but maybe it would be similar. I really don't think unless you are a real danger or threat to yourself they will force admit you. I think that is pretty hard to do, but I understand your fear about it.

I hope someone has more experience with mobile crisis will answer you. But I do think you should call them. I think this is one of those times you really need help and now.

I can't tell where you are from, the anne of green gables qoute makes me think canada, but I don't want to guess from that.

[roads]

It depends on local law, Becca. Where I am, in Florida, a mental health eval resulting from even an EMT call can present me with the option of self-admission or being "Baker-acted"--admitted for a more extensive, 72-hr evaluation. Either way, I'm hospitalized.

That's how it is in Florida, at least. And it's happened to me. To lots of people. It's real popular here.

I hope you guys can work this out reasonably.

[LostMom3]

Here in Georgia, they don't admit you unless they determine you mean to harm yourself or others. They will set up an appointment with the county mental health clinic and call to check on you for as long as neccessary.

[BlueInanna]

Only option here where I live, is calling police. They take you to the hospital in handcuffs for the evaluation. One lady cop boasted to me about how they have more authority than doctors to have people 5150'd.

Once when pdoc made my daughter agree to be admitted, pdoc let me drive her down to hospital.

A mobile crisis unit sounds pretty good, they would probably talk to you and help assess whether you need to go in hospital or not.

[Clinte89]

Yeah it defiantly depends on local law, I live in Florida where if you even look odd they can baker act you lol but that's just Florida.