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December 12th, 2015

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Happy Mental health day ( well for yesterday actu

Happy Mental health day ( well for yesterday actually ) but I just wanted to drop this post. I’m applying for ( or trying to ) more hours of support for both Jackie and Justin, and its going to be a slog . In simple terms they both have a diagnosis of schizophrenia and are unable to look after themselves. Right now Jackie is allocated 3 hours per week support and Justin 4. So beyond their basic needs that any one on disability would get they have an extra 60 and 45GBP of support; with one meeting every three months with their psychiatrists. There is a duty social worker for Justin , you call a hot line and you get what you get. Jackie has a dedicated social worker thankfully; who is young and motivated but I suspect overwhelmed.

Once upon a time these guys would have been looked after in very expensive asylums . They were not the right place for them and care in the community replaced them rightly so ; but each year the resources available for people like Justin and Jackie seem to shrink . There are un-intended costs to this cost saving however, for example Jackie will call the ambulance service when she has a panic attack, as she knows they have to come when no one else will; when all she needs is a a local PA to pop over: cost £30 versus £300, or even a care line installed . I have a friend who works in that service;so much of their time, she says, is spent dealing with these sorts of their calls! The other service of last resort that’s gets used a lot by those with mental health issues is the police.

My other brother has been down ( from Lowestoft) and just spent two solid days getting Justin’s flat tidy: Justin’s cleaner who left this week, was overwhelmed I suspect after three years of coping with only a few hours . Today I am saying, we should be really thinking about allocating proper resources to social care . Rant over, thanks and thinking of all those other people who need support for their mental health needs today and this week. #worldmentalhealthday #mentalhealthawareness #bigbrother

#schizoaffectivedisorder🌱 #worldmentalhealthday #socialcarecrisis #bigbrother #mentalhealthawareness

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Its taken a while to experiment with just how best

Its taken a while to experiment with just how best

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With Clean air day just passed it seemed like a g

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