Messy weekend, but may be making some headway.
Three emergency department visits for Daughter, two with me accompanying her. One Saturday night for repair work, on her own. One Sunday afternoon to try to get a bed in the psych unit for a night or two, because the SH compulsion was still worryingly strong. We got a very helpful response as such, about the best she's had there for a long while, but the unit was full, as were the two next closest ones (both of which were 100+kms away... not ideal for a crisis admission). Fallback plan was me staying at her home for the night, caretaking sharps and providing support; for her to ring mental health unit if she needed to talk; and for a worker to follow her up Monday. We stressed the urgency of her mental health file being reviewed, as the information on it was unhelpful to the point of obstructive.
Didn't quite work. Had dinner with her and watched a movie (nice safe kids level content). Her brother arrived home, and I went out to help him bring in firewood. Came back inside to find that in that short time, Daughter had necessitated another "repair work" trip to E.D. Eventually got back to their house and to sleep about 3:30-4 a.m.
But the good news is, it seems we've got the local public mental health unit back on side. The caseworker did follow up this morning, they want to have family members involved in the review as well as Daughter, and most promising of all is that she is trying to fight the compulsion now, instead of seeing it as a good emotional release strategy. We're very very much trying to encourage her that it's possible, and that losing one battle against it doesn't mean she will lose every battle.
Very tired out, kind of getting a second wind now, just in time to cook dinner. Hoping I'll sleep like a log tonight.
Emergency, police & ambulance (24 Hrs)
Connect with a lifeline crisis supporter (24 Hrs)
Suicide callback service (24 Hrs)
Kids helpline (24 Hrs)
13 YARN