So I repeatedly was told that the way it is typically done for kids to get mental health care is for the parents to give up custody to the state. The doctor said, “you should give up custody to the state if you don’t think that you can handle him.” I said no. There is…
Author: David's Father
David is conning them.
David is coming home today. Yesterday he shared that he was thinking about killing himself. Today he denied telling me that. Today he is coming home. I expressed my frustration as kindly as I could to the social worker. She claims to understand. But does she? Does she understand what it is to fear becoming…
Are you serious?
These are the steps that we go through to get admission to the mental health unit for David. Drive 50 miles one way. Present to reception desk staff. Present history and current case to intake ER Nurse. Wait for 1 – 2 hours. Present case to ER nurse. Wait for up to an hour. Present…