I’ve been seeing mental health nurses who can prescribe meds for the last 3-4 years maybe. I see mine every two weeks to every month. I see my therapist weekly.
I used to go to a bigger government run clinic. It was bad the way they treated you but there were some good people. I did have more services. I had case management, psychiatrist, therapist, psychiatric nurse, and group therapy too.
Im in the uk. And been under MH services for over 30 years. Most of the time, I tolerate them - because at the end of the day, they are writing the supporting letters for when my PIP is up for renewel.,
Tho they have got better lately - ive got a dedicated nurse that purely works with psychosis. And ive been allowed her mobile number to contact her directly.
But i do also understand - that mental health funding for services has been severely cut over the past few years, so you gotta cut them some slack. I know that doesnt help when your in a crisis - but for me, thats forced me to find my own coping skills - instead of ringing them every other day.
Mine are ok. They do their best. Bless em x
I can’t fault them in mid Cornwall. They took me from being a skeleton with nothing to where I’m now before discharging me. Without them I’d have no home, no income and be very ill. I did alot of good things under their care and had some great experiences. They made a few mistakes but who doesn’t.
I was talking to the new team I have
Basically, the special support they provide now was what everyone had 20 years ago
My memory is fuzzy that far back, but in recent times it has become noticeable that the support has degraded significantly
This is not the fault of practitioners. They’re truly saints that walk among us
It’s the fact that the political people inject their poison in to healthcare for ■■■■■ sake
UK here as well. I’m with the intellectual disability team. 100% fantastic my team is. I’ve had the same community nurse 9 years, he’s band 6 and doesn’t want to move into management as he’s community focused. So I will have him many years to come. Just the whole ID team is better then generic mental health teams I think.
My mental health team is good. I’m in ACT and I alternate seeing two psychiatrists, one every month and one of them gives me my injection every three months. I go to groups twice a week and have a treatment plan meeting every six months to tell them my goals I need help with.
Im also in the UK and I would say not very good.
I agree more needs to be done to deal with people in crisis. There is next to nothing in place to help people who are genuinely suicidal etc other than locking them in a mental health ward where they are essentially locked away from any potential harm. And then if you prove you are not at risk its back to square one as you say.
I am sorry if you have experienced this recently. I went through it a couple of times and both times I do not feel like I was taken care of at all.
All my mental health and therapist and government assistance has been more than I can believe.
They seem to understand me more than I understand myself. I honestly sometimes don’t understand how some humans can be so compassionate.
I’m trying my best to do my part with my mental health
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