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Hi, my sister tried to commit suicide on Wednesday 3/6/15. She was taken to hospital emergency dept by ambulance on Thursday morning after the police went to her home. She was discharged on Friday 5/6/15. She was told that the community mental health team
Hello,I am new to the forum, however I have worked in the Alcohol & Other Drugs and Mental Health field for over 12 years now.I have always been aware of the SANE and iMind sites and have directed many people to them over the years. It has only been r
Someone I have been working with for about a month has just been escorted to the hosptal, by the police. The mental health worker who arranged the Emergency Admission (EA) just kept coming back to the fact that she was going to deterioraate over the next
Hi, I"m wandering if anyone can help with some advice? Our daughter has been living out of home since she was 17, she is now 23 and has been addicted to ice and heroin for 6 years, we have tried so many times to help her, but she is now finally saying tha
Hi all. I'm not a carer, but I don't know if I have any options. I think it's impossible to get someone committed to a psychiatric facility these days, or illegal. My wife, myself and our 2 y.o. son live in a share house. It's a 3 bedroom house and we ren
Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum. I just wanted to ask how people cope when they care/live with someone who clearly has a very violent mental illness and refuses to get help. I've lived with my brother all my life and he has constan
A family member had a mental breakdown . I suppose you could call it a psycotic episode a couple of days ago..It was on the cards but never to this extreme He hears voices and has refused meds.There is a history of mental illness. He has never been diagno
Where do I start? I have a 33 year old son who suffers from mental, drug and gambling issues.We have been aware of these issues for the past 3 years in which time I feel that my husband and I have been there for him although he disagrees. He is a very com
This is a long one sorry. So my brother has been living with me for the last year. He has depression, drug addiction and he's an alcoholic. He has also experienced drug induced psychosis in the past. He's been in trouble with the police and attempted to t
So this is pretty complex. I have Borderline Personality Disorder, and which I found out about almost a year ago now. I've been with my boyfriend for maybe 10 months of that, so he's really been around since I started learning all about this illness and m
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Help us push aside the stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health and change the way people talk about, and care for, mental illness.
SANE acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present.
SANE values diversity. We are committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive service for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.
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