Hello Phan,

Your brother needs to be forced into treatment.

The criteria for admission to a psych hospital in the U.S. is that a person is a danger to himself or someone else.  Your brother fits this criteria.

So even if you do not live in the U.S. your brother needs to be forced into treatment.

Please take your own words seriously: "my parents are afraid to sleep in their own house."  Their denial of the severity of his condition will only serve to have disastrous consequences on your brother's ability to recover.  He needs to be in treatment, and he needs to be in treatment now.

All over the U.S. and in other countries there are halfway houses, group homes and residences called supportive living.  In the U.S. he can get a government disability check which would pay the rent for any of these kinds of living situations.

Please let us know the state you live in.  I have previously been unable to find the names of group homes, however, I am going to give you a suggestion.   This suggestion in my opinion falls short of the ideal suggestion I could give you however I have yet to find a way to obtain the names of a good group home.  So this is what you could do: call your local NAMI affiliate and go to a family support meeting (if you live in the U.S.) and ask the other family members for the name and phone number of a residence they recommend.

Also: subsequent to/after not being able to fill/ a request for the name of a group home, I discovered this website for 211 help.  In the U.S. many cities have 211 phone numbers people can call to find out about services and programs.  In New York City where I live we can dial 311 from our phones and talk to people who can answer questions like this.  So if you live in the U.S., log on to the 211 help website to do a search on this topic.

If you live in the U.S., tell me which state you are in and I will give the name and phone number of your state NAMI office to call as well.

Regards,

Christina

phan

11/27/09 3:12pm

Hi,

 

The State is California and City is Stockton. Thank you so much for all the information. This is very helpful.

 

Regards,

Phan

Christina Bruni, Health Guide

12/ 7/09 10:34pm

Hi Phan,

 

Stockton would be served by NAMI San Joaquin County.  Their executive director is Mary Cranston Bennet.  Call this local affiliate at (209) 369-2594.

 

I sure hope you can find help.

 

Best wishes,

Christina