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Parents of mentally ill adult children have few options. [View all] Drahthaardogs Dec 2012 OP

Thanks for the post cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #1

Our society is helpless... dkf Dec 2012 #2

I was thinking about this last night and was briefly glad his mother is not around anymore. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #3

I'm sorry, Drahthaardogs. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #4

I am struggling with someone in my family who has mental issues. It's not dangerous but real help Lint Head Dec 2012 #5

+1 freshwest Dec 2012 #22

+1 Timbuk3 Dec 2012 #66

Similar situation in our extended family. Laurian Dec 2012 #6

A wound requiring stitches would be assault and battery FarCenter Dec 2012 #7

It is imlplicit in the OP that the parent does not view prison as a good outcome for the daughter cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #9

I'm sure prison without treatment is a wonderful way to address bipolar disorder. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #10

Some prisons do provide a degree of mental health care FarCenter Dec 2012 #14

Pity the overwhelming, vast majority don't, and that you can't pick someone's prison. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #21

And? Lex Dec 2012 #13

Uh, yeah, I think the point is to *avoid* that scenario. RedCappedBandit Dec 2012 #62

I wish I had more to offer Lindsay Dec 2012 #8

I have that level of mental illness in my own family. FedUpWithIt All Dec 2012 #11

I agree with you. LWolf Dec 2012 #12

true mopinko Dec 2012 #15

+1 freshwest Dec 2012 #25

I sympatize but don't see how it can be done without cali Dec 2012 #16

when the alternative is dumping them out on the street, it's no longer abstract bettyellen Dec 2012 #44

hardly abstract. the fight for civil rights for the mentally ill is very real cali Dec 2012 #51

the fight to increase care and support for the ill and their families is more important to those bettyellen Dec 2012 #54

both are important. I spent five years working for cali Dec 2012 #61

k&r n/t RainDog Dec 2012 #17

I'm so sorry to hear about your child. Though, Lanza's mother was remiss to have a gun mzmolly Dec 2012 #18

+1000 bunnies Dec 2012 #24

How do we know they were hers? Demeter Dec 2012 #32

According to members of her family she was a survivalist mzmolly Dec 2012 #53

Thanks Demeter Dec 2012 #63

I understand completely. MadrasT Dec 2012 #19

PS - I've heard one mental health advocate suggest to lie mzmolly Dec 2012 #20

And that is usually only a 72 hr hold Live and Learn Dec 2012 #42

72 hours ... true, unless the patient is classified by the hospital mzmolly Dec 2012 #55

And there are still limits and many hurdles to overcome. Live and Learn Dec 2012 #57

Believe me I know this. mzmolly Dec 2012 #59

My husband had severe depression with borderline bipolar liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #23

I am bipolar (Luckily 2 and not 1) and when I lost my medicaid for a while I could GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #39

+1 nt Live and Learn Dec 2012 #43

I'm so sorry. You're right, peoples' hands are tied and so are practitioners'. It's terrible. nolabear Dec 2012 #26

I know. :( In some cases, the parents themselves are in danger. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2012 #27

It is not, thankfully, an issue I have had to deal with, kiva Dec 2012 #28

Yes. It is so frustrating, and another way Reagan screwed this country over. Arugula Latte Dec 2012 #29

In the 80s we went from one extreme to the other... Odin2005 Dec 2012 #30

Exactly. The solution will not be easy and patient's rights must be Live and Learn Dec 2012 #46

Choosing between the two is difficult... bobclark86 Dec 2012 #48

+1 I had a friend that worked in one of those facilities. Live and Learn Dec 2012 #58

I have a severely autistic aunt who was warehoused in an institution for years. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author greymattermom Dec 2012 #31

I understand you & I sympathize with you,,,,, Helpless is the right word for the feeling. KarenS Dec 2012 #33

I hope you get support and care EmeraldCityGrl Dec 2012 #34

I know the feeling of helplessness. dinger130 Dec 2012 #35

My nephew has the same condition, Dinger PlanetBev Dec 2012 #47

Yes, this makes me mad, too. SocratesInSpirit Dec 2012 #60

We definitely need to give the families of mentally ill members more resources and Cleita Dec 2012 #36

Helpless cate94 Dec 2012 #37

My son is Bipolar II AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #38

Glad you found a way to help your son. And I hope the USAG kicks your state's butt. GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #40

Me too AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #41

It's a shame how ill equiped we are to deal with mental illness. BobbyBoring Dec 2012 #45

My brother is paranoid schizophrenic... socalgal58 Dec 2012 #49

I know somebody bobclark86 Dec 2012 #50

Thank you for your post. Yes, you have to Ilsa Dec 2012 #52

Which is why, at this point in the game, we have made her leave the house. Drahthaardogs Dec 2012 #56

Thank you for posting this Timbuk3 Dec 2012 #65

K&R'd. Great thread; thanks to all. snot Dec 2012 #67

I understand in more ways than one hellenkouf Mar 2013 #68

Welcome to DU and best wishes to you and yours. uppityperson Mar 2013 #69