Posted by Lepus on August 31, 2011, at 13:54:17
In reply to Re: Suicidal immediately but don't know what to do, posted by Phillipa on August 31, 2011, at 12:27:19
If you know of another psych hospital in your area you would rather be admitted to you can ask that the hospital call them for a bed. One psych hospital near me operates that way. You go to any ER, get evaluated, ask to go to this specific hospital and then the two hospitals work out an arrangement to get you a bed.
I found out about this arrangement because there are no beds around here except in one hospital that has a horrible psych unit, which is why there are beds.
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