Carers may sometimes have to stand up for their rights - or the rights of the person they care for. A calm but firm demand for your reasonable rights to be upheld, can sometimes 'unblock' a situation. This can be made by carers themselves, or through agencies in a position to support them.
A carer may wish and/or need to get to know and use the procedures and mechanisms of both the mental health system, and the legal system.
Organisations exist to support carers, sometimes to accompany or represent them - such as:
Please note:
It is worth bearing in mind that agencies 'complained against' may be future suppliers of support, so assertiveness can be greatly preferable to aggressiveness.
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