Category Archives: acceptable practice

Revised Letter to the Editor

the previous letter was deemed to lengthy. Here is a revised edition. -=================== The Schulte Report begins with the sentence “The North Dakota mental health and substance abuse system is in crisis. “ Our son has mental illness. Now, we are being told that it is common practice for parents to give up custody to the state in order to continue to access prescribed and necessary services. Two psychiatrists told us that in order to facilitate care, we need to bring our son to the hospital, state that we can no longer care for him, give up custody of our son, terminating our right to seek out mental health care for his needs. How is this possible?? He is adopted, with attachment disorder, one of many that he has. How does abandoning him to the state affect him? We have insurance, in fact, our son has dual insurances. He is

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Letter to the Editor

UPDATE This letter was deemed too lengthy by the editors so we trimmed it down.  You can read the revised letter here. ============================= I submitted the following to the editors of North Dakota’s four largest newspapers. ============================= Dear Editor The Schulte Report begins with the sentence “The North Dakota mental health and substance abuse system is in crisis. “  This is a spot on descriptor of what many families are dealing with in the state of North Dakota. Our young son has severe mental illness. Now, we are being told that in order for him to gain access to continued services it is common practice for parents to give up custody to the state in order to facilitate immediate access to prescribed and necessary services. Let me clarify that. Two different psychiatrists told us that in order to facilitate care, we need to bring our son to the hospital, state

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Long term care facility and child custody

Over and over again in the last two days, I have asked doctors for help.  For recommendations regarding getting care for our son, David. The number one recommendation that all of the doctor’s make is that we give up custody.  “If you give up custody to the state, he will get services almost immediately.” stated one doctor. “We struggle with getting help for the kids all of the time, because the facilities put up road blocks to getting care for kids.” he further reported. “Bring him here, say that you can no longer take him home, and that you give up custody of him.”  was an additional point that the doctor made. The doctor won’t go on the record. The doctor reported as well that this is his experience in the state of North Dakota.  But will not go on record to talk with the head of the Department of

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