in limbo
A week has passed since the cops whisked my niece away to the ER where she waited 24 hours and then subsequently transferred to the pysch hospital.
We’ve been through this cycle 4 times before:
1) niece exhibits psychotic behaviour (breaking things, threatening us, hurting us)
2) 9-11 called, cops arrive, handcuff her and shuffle her to the ER
3) she gets checked into an acute treatment center, which is only meant to triage and recalibrate her medication dosage
4) 7 days pass and Drea comes home wanting to do better… and then
5) 2-4 weeks pass before she deteriorates and gets to step 1 again
This time, we’re fighting against a reluctant child protection services that could put her in RTC but would have to pay if THEY were the ones to refer her.
We’re also finding that we have to work through an education system that could also refer her to RTC, but has to go through bureacratic process to rule out the other, less costly, options.
We have one year and 5 months (before she turns 18) to get her into an Residential–a life saver and the only hope to preventing her from running away, getting pregnant or killing herself.
So it’s 7 days into her stay @ this acute care center and today/tomorrow will tell if they release her. When they do, she’s going to take her suitcase and hasta la bye bye. The cops are tired of us calling them for her running away and for her violence. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT SHIT? The cops are complaining about having to do their fucking job? And if the cops are tired, then WHY THE HELL isn’t the Child Protection Services agency stepping up to refer? BECAUSE they don’t want to pay. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!
We shall see what happens in the future. For now, please send positive vibes or prayers, even, to Drea and her momma.
