Hi all,
Not sure if I’m allowed to post this in here. 
My brother is 29 years old and he has been suffering with symptoms of schizophrenia since he was about 15.
He’s never believed he had a problem, but his delusions and hallucinations were getting worse and worse, to the point that it was not safe for him to live at home with my parents anymore. (I live about 2 hours away, just for reference!)
My parents ended up having to call emergency services because he was in the middle of a delusional episode that was causing him to threaten my parents and accuse them of all sorts of things they had not done. 
They originally put him on a 72 hour hold, but it got extended into 2 weeks. The whole time he insisted he didn’t know why he was there and that he was not sick. He refused to be tested for any mental health issues but two separate doctors told my mom they’re fairly confident he has schizophrenia “off the record”.
But he agreed to take medication and follow the program they had him on. He was eating and showering and participating, which are not things my brother has ever shown interest in or done for himself. 
He was released today, and we did not know what he was going to do with himself since he’s not allowed to go back to my parents house by order of the police. He also struggles with hardcore substance abuse so that was another concern for my family. 
But he just called me on Facebook video messenger and he looks so healthy and happy and this was the first clear, level headed conversation I’ve been able to have with him in literally 10 years. He said he’s going to pick up his prescription and continue to take his meds, which was a HUGE thing for him to say in my opinion. I never thought I would see a point where he would willingly take medication. 
Anyway, I know he’s pretty vulnerable right now and I just want to know the best way to support him, especially from so far away. 
I told him as long as I’m not working, he can call me any time and I’ll pick up. But is there anything else I can do? 
He essentially called me “the only sane person he trusts right now” and I don’t want to lose that. I love my brother so much and I’d do anything to help him out right now. Thank you in advance for any advice!