Jonnygoth said:
What is the name of your state? Illinois
My fiance has been put into a state institute for trying to commit suicide about a week ago. We went to the hospital yesturday after she told me what she did to make sure she was ok. They instantly commited her. She has no insurance and has been told within the first couple of hours of being there that she can will have a "visit" of 2 months or more.
She has put me down as the main contact for finding out her medical condition and to make any medical decisions for her if needed.
I need to know what I can do to get her out of there and what options are available to help her out of this. She no longer wants to harm herself and would much prefer to seek help on a outpatient basis.
They are keeping her heavily sedated and she is not capable of really understanding anything that is being said to her.
Can anyone please help me?
This may help:
In Illinois, which has had a version of outpatient commitment since 1996, the law largely has been ineffective, according to Randy Wells, Illinois state director for the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, an organization that advocates research and services for patients and their families. Wells said part of the problem has been a lack of awareness of the law, even among judges, and that, when it is used, it isn't uniformly applied. (See below for NAMI contact information)
The Illinois law, called the Mental Health Treatment Preference Declaration, provides for patients to create, in effect, a living will. Under it,
while they are competent, they designate their treatment preferences and a person who is authorized to make treatment decisions for them should they become unable to do so for themselves.
Your State NAMI
State: Illinois
State Affiliate: NAMI Illinois
Address: 218 W Lawrence Ave
Springfield, IL 62704-2612
Primary Phone: (217)522-1403
Alternate Phone: (800)346-4572
Fax: (217)522-3598
Email Address:
[email protected]
Website: il.nami.org
President: Barbara Doyle
Executive Director: Lora Thomas
Your Local NAMIs
All IL affiliates are listed below. Please click the group name for more information.
City Group Name
Arlington Heights NAMI Northwest Suburban Star Roberts
(847)604-8003 60005
Aurora NAMI Dekalb, Kane County - South & Lynda Rivers
(630) 896-6264 60506-2447
Bloomington NAMI Livingston/McLean Co Faye Townsend
(309)828-0530 61701-5323
Bradley NAMI Kankakee County Dave Pontious
(815)933-6871 60915-2048
Carbondale NAMI Jackson Co. David King
(618)453-1509 62901-1045
Champaign NAMI Champaign Stefanie Griffin
(217)352-2064 61824-1514
Chicago NAMI Greater Chicago Suzanne Andriukaitis
(312)563-0445 60622-5236
Chicago NAMI Northwestern Memorial Hospital Ina Burd
(312)944-2391 60610
Crystal Lake NAMI McHenry County Merna Drewno
(815)444-9991
or
Kathy Schacht
(815)344-2597 60039-1391
Danville NAMI Vermilion County Sandy Moore
(217)446-0810 61832-6120
Decatur NAMI Greater Decatur Jerry Waters
(217)420-9338
or
Sandy Waters
(217)420-9338 62521-5457
Dixon NAMI Sauk Valley Beverly Pickering
(815)288-3503 61021-2215
East Saint Louis NAMI CUPFUL Pamela Perry
(314)868-8031 62207-2219
Edwardsville NAMI Madison County Patricia Rudloff
(618)656-6781
or
Jane Roennigke
(618)465-8876 62025-3901
Hanover Park NAMI-Hanover Township Bill Meade
(630)837-8875 60133-3321
Harrisburg NAMI Southeastern Illinois Sue Warren
(618)252-5400 62946-4925
Hometown NAMI Southwest Joan Kennedy-Falk
(708)952-0920 60456-1121
Homewood NAMI South Suburbs of Chicago Keith Kemp
(708)754-3366
or
John Rowley
(708)798-3862 60430-1310
Libertyville NAMI Of Lake County Lori Lewis
(847) 249-1515 60048
Millstadt NAMI Greater Belleville Ron Szewczuk
(618)476-1771 62260-1430
Moline NAMI Rock Island & Mercer Co Gary Weinstein
(309)793-4993 61265-7914
Morris Grundy County AMI Edith Newman
(815)942-6323
or
Paul Buckley
(815)942-5426 60450-1237
Mt. Vernon NAMI Mt. Vernon-Family Support Grou Gene Gresham
(618)266-7823 62864
Oak Park NAMI-Metro Suburban Mary Schlesser
(708)524-2582 60304-1101
Peoria NAMI Tri-County Keith Stone
(309) 699-5352
or
Ruth Mayfield
(309)691-2572 61614-4137
Rockford NAMI Northern Illinois Imogene Rowland
(815)248-4589 61125-1971
Schaumburg NAMI Elk Grove/Schaumburg Sue Peterson
(630)529-3037 60168-0052
Sleepy Hollow NAMI Kane County Katie Petray
(847)551-1999 61764
Spring Valley NAMI North Central Illinois William Frauens
(815)663-3971 61362-2336
Springfield NAMI Quincy
(217)522-1403 62704-2612
Springfield NAMI Springfield 62702
Wheaton NAMI Of DuPage County Illinois Elsie Mills
(630)752-0066 60187-3514
Winnetka NAMI-Cook County North Suburban Thomas Maier
(847)920-9380
or
Candice Hughes
(847)920-9380 60093-0612
