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Mental Health Crisis Team (NSFT)


Confusing

I have a diagnosis of PTSD and Autism I have been under the IDT in which treatment has become very difficult . It’s very complex , I phoned the crisis line expecting support yet the conversation was about my mental capacity and how I had mental capacity I explained that I had an IQ of 146 ( a lot of people on the autism spectrum have ) and probably had more mental clarity than most and if needs be I’m more than willing to recite the mental capacity act in its full legal glory, what I do not understand is I rang to gain support in a crisis but I got dragged into a entire conversation on mental capacity which I am pretty clued up on I’m not sure and I’m slightly confused how the mental capacity act came into a scenario and was the deciding factor as to whether I could access support or not it seemed because I’m relatively intelligent I’m not entitled to access this service as I have a lot of knowledge On mental capacity and actual full mental capacity. I could of taken a well rounded legal argument forward on that matter However suffering the god awful effects of ptsd which is a mental disorder and illness is irrelevant for support what is relative it seems according to crisis team is my mental capacity under this act . Anyway I’m not calling again unless someone can assure me it’s a service which is about supporting people in a crisis not a service which uses mental capacity law on decifering access despite this being a service I can apparently access whether I can recite mental capacity law or case law or not as the internet is full of mental capacity act resource along with case law within the court of protection which ascertains what is arguably under various circumstances mental capacity law that if I wanted to read I can and have at times just for fun because I don’t need the crisis team for that as when it comes to mental capacity act I’m probably at a guess pretty much more clued up . Anyway it’s a bizarre service . I don’t think the lady I spoke to liked me and she certainly couldn’t wait to get me off the phone . I wonder if she is aware of the NSFTs green light tool kit or her duty of care towards equality of access to service anyway it’s all very bizarre and questionable who’s has the difficult behaviour ?