I've been inspired to post this from @TAW122 's recent thread about involuntary commitment.
Maybe it should be in off-topic- sorry to those who get irritated by posts in the wrong area... I decided to post here though because I'm guessing this area may be where the majority of people who have had experience with being sectioned/commited may be.
I was really just curious as to how 'easy/difficult' it is to be commited in your country. I may be wrong here but I get the impression the mere hint of suicide in the US can get you hospitalised against your will- whereas, here in the UK- some people can't even seem to get 'help'- even when they want it!
There was a thread where the police were alerted to someone in the UK purchasing SN by mental health services. They were misinformed that it was in fact nitrate- which prompted them to check that it wasn't being used to make explosives. The OP seemed to actually tell them they planned on taking their own life at some point and it sounds like nothing happened!
What are your experiences of this? Do you suppose it does relate to funding? Countries like the US being funded via private health insurance whereas, the UK relies on the NHS and public money. Perhaps I'm wrong but I'm guessing that's the main motivating factor behind the differences.
Plus, while I'd say the world is developing a 'blame' culture, I wonder if the US is slightly ahead of countries like the UK on this. Ie: I expect some of this forced 'safe guarding' happens because authorities don't want families and the general public turning round and saying- 'Why wasn't my suicidal relative stopped or helped before it was too late?'
If you feel up to sharing, I'd be interested in hearing your experiences. What got you involuntary commited? If you don't feel comfortable identifying your country, just an indication on whether it has a private or publicly funded healthcare system would be interesting. Or- on the other hand- have you tried to be voluntary commited and been rejected? Again- is this more common in publicly funded healthcare systems? Thank you for reading this far and for any input.
Maybe it should be in off-topic- sorry to those who get irritated by posts in the wrong area... I decided to post here though because I'm guessing this area may be where the majority of people who have had experience with being sectioned/commited may be.
I was really just curious as to how 'easy/difficult' it is to be commited in your country. I may be wrong here but I get the impression the mere hint of suicide in the US can get you hospitalised against your will- whereas, here in the UK- some people can't even seem to get 'help'- even when they want it!
There was a thread where the police were alerted to someone in the UK purchasing SN by mental health services. They were misinformed that it was in fact nitrate- which prompted them to check that it wasn't being used to make explosives. The OP seemed to actually tell them they planned on taking their own life at some point and it sounds like nothing happened!
What are your experiences of this? Do you suppose it does relate to funding? Countries like the US being funded via private health insurance whereas, the UK relies on the NHS and public money. Perhaps I'm wrong but I'm guessing that's the main motivating factor behind the differences.
Plus, while I'd say the world is developing a 'blame' culture, I wonder if the US is slightly ahead of countries like the UK on this. Ie: I expect some of this forced 'safe guarding' happens because authorities don't want families and the general public turning round and saying- 'Why wasn't my suicidal relative stopped or helped before it was too late?'
If you feel up to sharing, I'd be interested in hearing your experiences. What got you involuntary commited? If you don't feel comfortable identifying your country, just an indication on whether it has a private or publicly funded healthcare system would be interesting. Or- on the other hand- have you tried to be voluntary commited and been rejected? Again- is this more common in publicly funded healthcare systems? Thank you for reading this far and for any input.
