Okay, so I know that euphoria blossom recently posted here asking how we can improve the stickies in this board. I think she's not around at the moment, so I don't know how those are progressing or who is writing them.
The ideas we had are:
- A sticky with information about seeing a GP/psychiatrist/therapist/CAMHs for the first time and information about what adult services (CMHT) and CAMHs can do.
- A sticky with information about going into hospital/what hospital is like/being sectioned.
- A sticky with information about the most common MH problems- Depression, Anxiety, PTSD/C-PTSD, Personality Disorders, Bipolar etc and also information about the importance of not self diagnosing/the differences between BPD and normal teenage behaviour etc
- A sticky with basic information about the different types of psychiatric medication, but also expressing the importance of liasing with your prescribing doctor about any concerns and that everyone's experiences are different.
I also had an idea for a sticky-
- Information on dealing with CMHTs when there is a disagreement ie they do not think a therapy or treatment is beneficial when you do or they are refusing funding and ways you can help secure funding for yourself. To include information on accessing PALs (advocacy) and appointing a solicitor and legal aid.
I was wondering who would be writing the articles, and maybe if it was something some of us regulars on this board could help with? Between us we've got a wealth of experience with these matters.