Hi Butama,

I have read your post and I really fell for you in this difficult situation.

It's great that you have decided to post on this forum, so that others may also offer their advice and words of comfort.

I work for an organisaion called ARAFMI NSW, and we have a carer Helpline that can connect people to services that can help. The number is 1800 655 198. They can also email quite a lot of informaiton regarding schizophrenia and how to help a loved one in this type of situation.

Have you considered carer support groups? There are tons of these types of groups around, and the strength lies in talking to other people that may be going through the same or similar issues as yourself. Sometimes this can be the best therapy.

I have also done a search and have come up with this organisation you may wish to contact (they have offices in each states around Australia).

http://www.mindhealthconnect.org.au/partners/mental-illness-fellowship-australia-mifa

There is also Carers Australia that may be able to help you and here's the link:

http://www.carersaustralia.com.au/

What I would like to do on your behalf now is to invite any other forum users to contribute to your post so that you might receive some good direction on where to go/what to do.

Please keep an eye on this forum, as I can confidently say that there are people out there that are willing to help.

Can anyone reply to Butama and offer some support?