Where can my husband seek help for his troubled brother?

Question by pmuzzy58: Where can my husband seek help for his troubled brother?
My husband’s brother has tried to commit suicide at least 3 times in the past year. He has been troubled since the death of his mother over 11 years ago. He started doing crack cocaine and has been addicted ever since. He has tried several support groups and has even been hospitalized with no success. He lives with a male room mate. His room mate went out of town 2 weeks ago for 4 days. My brother in law was by himself, but his daughter would come over to check on him everyday. When he is alone, he becomes extremely depressed and this is when the suicidal thoughts come about. He took an overdose of prescription sleeping pills. He left a note in his mailbox that he had overdosed. The carrier called 911 and the police broke the door down and found my brother in law unresponsive. He was in a coma for 5 days. Nobody notified my husband that his brother attempted suicide again. The only relative beside my husband is his daughter that my brother has around. My father in law is also troubled with addictive problems. He is an alcoholic. My husband took after his mother’s side of the family. He is nothing like his brother or father. He has a masters in business and is a successful manager. Who would the power of attorney be for my brother in law? Since my father in law is basically incompetent, wouldn’t my husband be his next closest relative? I am a former nurse aide and have worked with addicts in the past. I had specialized training for Alzheimer patients dealing with the psychological problems of these precious patients. I know that certain antidepressants can cause thoughts of suicide. Could my brother in law’s doctor be giving him an antidepressant that is causing these thoughts? Could my husband intervene and seek in treatment (hospitalization) to help my brother in law? If something isn’t done soon I’m concerned that I’ll be attending a funeral soon. Thank you.

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Answer by Kia
Teen CHallange!!! It is a good group for people strugling with this. You live with them for over a year, do communtiee survice. He has to have some want to change. It is a christain based group but sometime religion is what people need in a hard time. This is there missions statement: To provide youth, adults and families with an effective and comprehensive Christian faith-based solution to life-controlling drug and alcohol problems in order to become productive members of society. By applying biblical principles, Teen Challenge endeavors to help people become mentally-sound, emotionally-balanced, socially-adjusted, physically-well, and spiritually-alive.
My sister did not want hekp and ran away twice so it ididnt help her, but 2 other people i know who went to this is helped them alot, one who lost his twin sons and turned to drugs. The only thing is he needs to not wanna run away and it will work. here is the link http://www.teenchallengeusa.com/program/

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