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<blockquote data-quote="TheWalrus" data-source="post: 677486" data-attributes="member: 19905"><p>Unfortunately we are in a system that doesn't offer support or resources for drug addiction and mental illness. Even with insurance, unless there is guarantee of payment, rehabs won't take them. I went around and around with that myself. Unlike medical clinics that are required to give care (even at a minimum) regardless of finances, rehabs are businesses and it is all about money. We had many who would take her if WE would take financial responsibility. It would have bankrupted us.</p><p></p><p>Our child was IN a rehab and "melted down," attempting to hurt herself several times. Her therapist "warned" us NOT to take her home. Fast forward two weeks - two weeks of MULTIPLE rehabs turning her down due to finances - and her therapist said she had made a "miraculous" turn around and SUGGESTED we take her home. (She had just tried to hurt herself 3 days before this "turn around.")</p><p></p><p>We refused. Her case manager literally tried to guilt us into taking her home by threatening to put her in a homeless shelter. I wanted to ask, "Is that manipulation part of your training or did you learn that from my daughter?" </p><p></p><p>We held our ground. She is not in our house. Luckily, she is not homeless either. We must be heartless too...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheWalrus, post: 677486, member: 19905"] Unfortunately we are in a system that doesn't offer support or resources for drug addiction and mental illness. Even with insurance, unless there is guarantee of payment, rehabs won't take them. I went around and around with that myself. Unlike medical clinics that are required to give care (even at a minimum) regardless of finances, rehabs are businesses and it is all about money. We had many who would take her if WE would take financial responsibility. It would have bankrupted us. Our child was IN a rehab and "melted down," attempting to hurt herself several times. Her therapist "warned" us NOT to take her home. Fast forward two weeks - two weeks of MULTIPLE rehabs turning her down due to finances - and her therapist said she had made a "miraculous" turn around and SUGGESTED we take her home. (She had just tried to hurt herself 3 days before this "turn around.") We refused. Her case manager literally tried to guilt us into taking her home by threatening to put her in a homeless shelter. I wanted to ask, "Is that manipulation part of your training or did you learn that from my daughter?" We held our ground. She is not in our house. Luckily, she is not homeless either. We must be heartless too... [/QUOTE]
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