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<blockquote data-quote="C.J." data-source="post: 69080" data-attributes="member: 1987"><p>I don't believe yours is an isolated incident. N* was placed in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for probation violation from a battering charge the previous year that I filed against her. I spent 2 hours filling out paperwork - providing EVERY detail I could think of that would help the Juvenile Justice Authority (KS) who took custody of her, as well as the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) staff. The main reason she was placed in their custody was a letter provided by N*'s psychiatrist, who she had been seeing for SIX YEARS. He was never consulted by anyone while in their custody. I explained that she had horrible side effects to previous Rx for anti-depressants and sleeping medications. The FIRST DAY in their custody, the psychiatrist who saw her for 5 minutes gave an Rx for a sleep medication, with no other instruction to the staff to monitor her. No hallucinations this time, but weepy and listless following afternoons. Stopped sleeping medications, weepy and listless disappeared. She slept well afterward without the medications.</p><p></p><p>She injured her knee while there. I went for a therapy session the following day (no phone call from staff to inform me she'd been injured) to find a lump on the back of her knee the size of an egg. They did take her to an md. X-ray didn't show a break, released her - no crutches, no pain medications. Contacted N*'s case manager, and demanded that I be allowed to take her to orthopedic specialist. She had a tear to her ACL. If tear was another 1/2 inch, he would have operated. Put her in an immobilizing brace, crutches, and pain medications.</p><p></p><p>One Friday night, staff person took 6 kids to grocery to get snacks. Took 2 kids inside store, left remaining 4 who had no priviliges alone in the van outside. Mine was one of the 4 left alone. She was accused of having sex in the van while the others were outside the van smoking. Interesting what the security cameras of the store showed actually took place. My kid was alone in the van while the other 3 were outside smoking. Staff member fired over that incident.</p><p></p><p>Just this week, I received a letter from my insurance company. They were billed for $4500 worth of services -- while she was in the state's custody. They paid $3500 -- leaving me with a $1000 balance to pay. Funny, while I was filling out all the paperwork for 2 hours, I asked about the need for N*'s social security number. I was told it was because she would be placed on medicaid. Called case manager again, and was told "There are all sorts of changes that George Bush put into place. There's something new everyday." I told CM that I doubted that George Bush had the time to personally oversee my child and make these decisions, and that the person at the top of the JJA's letterhead had better be the one to sign the letter explaining how they were going to remedy this situation.</p><p></p><p>These are just three of the most egregious things I encountered. I tell anyone who will listen that I'm writing a book. The title will be _Just the Guardian, the Unappreciated Efforts of Raising Other People's Children_. I was referred to as "just the guardian" by a defense attorney at a court hearing one day when he was representing N*. I intend to give him credit in the acknowledgements.</p><p></p><p>By the way, a "mentor" at the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) bought N* some horrific shoes while she was there. N* has enough shoes, too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="C.J., post: 69080, member: 1987"] I don't believe yours is an isolated incident. N* was placed in Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for probation violation from a battering charge the previous year that I filed against her. I spent 2 hours filling out paperwork - providing EVERY detail I could think of that would help the Juvenile Justice Authority (KS) who took custody of her, as well as the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) staff. The main reason she was placed in their custody was a letter provided by N*'s psychiatrist, who she had been seeing for SIX YEARS. He was never consulted by anyone while in their custody. I explained that she had horrible side effects to previous Rx for anti-depressants and sleeping medications. The FIRST DAY in their custody, the psychiatrist who saw her for 5 minutes gave an Rx for a sleep medication, with no other instruction to the staff to monitor her. No hallucinations this time, but weepy and listless following afternoons. Stopped sleeping medications, weepy and listless disappeared. She slept well afterward without the medications. She injured her knee while there. I went for a therapy session the following day (no phone call from staff to inform me she'd been injured) to find a lump on the back of her knee the size of an egg. They did take her to an md. X-ray didn't show a break, released her - no crutches, no pain medications. Contacted N*'s case manager, and demanded that I be allowed to take her to orthopedic specialist. She had a tear to her ACL. If tear was another 1/2 inch, he would have operated. Put her in an immobilizing brace, crutches, and pain medications. One Friday night, staff person took 6 kids to grocery to get snacks. Took 2 kids inside store, left remaining 4 who had no priviliges alone in the van outside. Mine was one of the 4 left alone. She was accused of having sex in the van while the others were outside the van smoking. Interesting what the security cameras of the store showed actually took place. My kid was alone in the van while the other 3 were outside smoking. Staff member fired over that incident. Just this week, I received a letter from my insurance company. They were billed for $4500 worth of services -- while she was in the state's custody. They paid $3500 -- leaving me with a $1000 balance to pay. Funny, while I was filling out all the paperwork for 2 hours, I asked about the need for N*'s social security number. I was told it was because she would be placed on medicaid. Called case manager again, and was told "There are all sorts of changes that George Bush put into place. There's something new everyday." I told CM that I doubted that George Bush had the time to personally oversee my child and make these decisions, and that the person at the top of the JJA's letterhead had better be the one to sign the letter explaining how they were going to remedy this situation. These are just three of the most egregious things I encountered. I tell anyone who will listen that I'm writing a book. The title will be _Just the Guardian, the Unappreciated Efforts of Raising Other People's Children_. I was referred to as "just the guardian" by a defense attorney at a court hearing one day when he was representing N*. I intend to give him credit in the acknowledgements. By the way, a "mentor" at the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) bought N* some horrific shoes while she was there. N* has enough shoes, too. [/QUOTE]
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