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<blockquote data-quote="slsh" data-source="post: 67972" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>One can always do a "lock out", refuse to pick up a child at hospital discharge, or otherwise force the state to take custody. It's certainly not an ideal solution, but it is one that has been considered by some parents on the board when things have reached a truly desperate state. I know when we considered it *many* years ago (again, borne out of desperation), we were threatened with- criminal charges, removal of our other kids, yada yada yada. At that point, it was 6 one, half dozen the other. Fortunately, we moved shortly thereafter and were able to find other resources.</p><p></p><p>Again not ideal and I would guess, based on C130's previous posts, not something he and wife would pursue unless things were completely falling apart and there were serious safety issues involved.</p><p></p><p>There are waivers (Katie Beckett or Medicaid deeming or other names) in many states to assist families in keeping severely ill children at home without giving up custody or having the child placed out of the home (WA and CA being 2 of them). Criteria in those 2 states were based on degree of disability and level of care needed - usually if the child required essentially nursing home/custodial type care. Much easier to obtain for a child with a severe physical disability. Time Lady is the only person I think I've met who got a waiver for her difficult children. IL has a grant program for severely mentally ill children and I believe it's the only program like it in the country. Of course, there are no waivers available for the physically disabled in this state. </p><p></p><p>We did consider moving to IN before thank you got the grant here, because in IN you can relenquish custody to the state in order to have the child receive Residential Treatment Center (RTC) placement. Per his psychiatrist at the time, all it would have taken was documentation of his multiple hospitalizations, his ongoing dangerous behavior, and psychiatrist's recommendation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slsh, post: 67972, member: 8"] One can always do a "lock out", refuse to pick up a child at hospital discharge, or otherwise force the state to take custody. It's certainly not an ideal solution, but it is one that has been considered by some parents on the board when things have reached a truly desperate state. I know when we considered it *many* years ago (again, borne out of desperation), we were threatened with- criminal charges, removal of our other kids, yada yada yada. At that point, it was 6 one, half dozen the other. Fortunately, we moved shortly thereafter and were able to find other resources. Again not ideal and I would guess, based on C130's previous posts, not something he and wife would pursue unless things were completely falling apart and there were serious safety issues involved. There are waivers (Katie Beckett or Medicaid deeming or other names) in many states to assist families in keeping severely ill children at home without giving up custody or having the child placed out of the home (WA and CA being 2 of them). Criteria in those 2 states were based on degree of disability and level of care needed - usually if the child required essentially nursing home/custodial type care. Much easier to obtain for a child with a severe physical disability. Time Lady is the only person I think I've met who got a waiver for her difficult children. IL has a grant program for severely mentally ill children and I believe it's the only program like it in the country. Of course, there are no waivers available for the physically disabled in this state. We did consider moving to IN before thank you got the grant here, because in IN you can relenquish custody to the state in order to have the child receive Residential Treatment Center (RTC) placement. Per his psychiatrist at the time, all it would have taken was documentation of his multiple hospitalizations, his ongoing dangerous behavior, and psychiatrist's recommendation. [/QUOTE]
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