Category Archives: Mental Health

Articles relating to mental health are in this category. Typically they will fall into one of two categories. Yours, or your child’s. Yes, your mental health is important.

David – Attention seeking or something more?

We received the following update about David. David began acting out last night around 20:00. David was licking his hands and wiping them on furniture and the white board. Staff directed David to wash his hands. He complied at first, but repeated the behavior multiple times in an attention seeking manner. We attempted to ignore the behavior, but David did not stop. He was given a grounding after he refused his academies. David ran into his room and began banging on his door. Staff opened his door to make sure David was not banging his head and offered David his brushing and weighted blanket. David refused. David ran to the other side of the cottage. Staff prompted David to return to his side of the cottage, per his safety plan. David complied. David ran into his room and began banging against the wall, telling staff it was his head. Staff

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A nice relaxed visit with David

Mom and I visited David today. Took him off campus for ice cream at the DQ.  Drove through a park on the way back to the facility.  Then we watched David play basketball with the staff. It is interesting to note that the staff was consistent in their praise about how well David is doing.  Yet, they don’t want to keep him at this facility. They operate on the level system there.  A B C.  level A is the highest and least restrictive.  David has been on Level A for over five days. Tweet #fighting4answrs

Frustrated with Frustrating PRTF’s and Frustration with Bureaucracy

This is really a two part post. ————— First, David was accepted at the new facility.  Which is pretty good, as we haven’t done anything other than sign a release of diagnostic records for them to give a “tentative approval”.    There are a lot of hoops to jump through in order to be able to place David at an out of state facility.  First, he needs three denials from in-state facilities.  Second, an Interstate Compact has to be established.  Third, Medicaid has to approve it. These three items can’t be accomplished until we submit something called a Universal Application which has to be updated at least yearly. The facility where he currently resides wants to bump David’s staffing, likely there are thinking that this will allow David to be placed faster.  Thankfully, most of the team isn’t ready for that to happen. The thing is… I asked the social worker

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