Will my son have to hurt or kill someone before he is kept somewhere safe? Prison won't be safe for a child like him. He will be raped & killed if his guilt doesn't kill him first.
Why do the insurance companies not listen to parents & family members who know about the fears of their coming home means? It is not that we do not wnat them. It is not that we do not love them. It is not that we do not want them. It is because we love them that we want them somewhere safe & where they can be happy living as normal a life they can without hurting someone.
My son is in a treatment foster home where he is doing well & is happy. Now, the insurance company wants to release him in 3 months. Then what will happen? Will he hurt his brother who is 13? Will he hurt his 7 year old sister? Will he hurt me? Will he hurt someone else? Will he hurt himself? And yes I know that "hurt" could one day be worse.
Insurance releases those who are showing progress & do not pose an immediate threat to themselves or others.
What do you think? If this was your child, what would you think? What would you think would happen? What do you think should happen?
I often talk about an incident that happened some years back in Albuquerque, NM where a mentally ill man went to multiple facilities begging to be admitted & was turned away. He ended up shooting strangers & killing them. He had been fighting his illness for years & his family had sought help for him repeatedly. So, even if you know you need help, you may not get it.
So, my question is again: What will it take?
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