Breaking our hearts to practice tough love with David. He called home for the first time since he was placed in detention. Full of tears, and a story about how he banished the bad version of himself. Breaking Hearts During the first hearing, he didn’t want to talk to us. During the second, he said…
Tag: custody
How can we change it? Relinquishing custody to get mental health care.
When I question something relating to David’s care, it isn’t me questioning you or your integrity. In most cases, I am not questioning your company or organization policy. I am questioning the system of care that forces archaic and anarchistic ideas on a population who doesn’t understand why things are the way they are. So…
Again with Custody
Last summer we heard from the psychiatrists, “in order to get the level of care he needs, you need to give up custody.” I asked then, “why?” Again this month we are hearing “will you give up custody to do this… ” and the answer isn’t easy. It is something that we have struggled with. …