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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 494737" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>Do you have a county mental health department that can help??? Sounds like you have tried everything so I suspect you already have checked this, but it is how i get services for my son. I just got his waiver passed for the new year... his therapies cost over 94thousand dollars and it was all approved. having him in residential would cost more so he has a waiver that is increased to an "NB" level which means neurobehavioral due to his traumatic brain injury, autism and attachment disorder.</p><p></p><p>Money is tighter now than when he got on it but even if they say there is a waiting list... this kid will probably always need help so get on the waiting list. you will be surprised how in 10 years you will say I wish i had gotten on the list. Also once on the list there are emergency spots. My son's classmate, who I did some pca work with, had our home psychiatrist come in to evaluate for services. couldn't do it because of a mismatch in funding but he wrote a letter to the county....as a private psychologist and said, if anyone fit the need for a waiver it is this child and her mother. Two weeks later htey had a forty thousand dollar waiver. This girl is very violent too. really small but strong and can be very destructive. </p><p></p><p>just sharing stories in case there are any ideas that you might not have tried. public health nursing is who case manages us but the other waivers and any other funding is run by the mental health social workers and the developmental disability workers. </p><p></p><p>The other services to ask them about are respite, PCA, Integrated Listening Systems (ILS) (independent living skill) etc. sometimes they can use a pot of funds separate to just provide those services. There are other grants that are not income dependent so really worth asking especially right now because counties are all starting over for their fiscal years. Once one agency is involved, they often can pull strings to get you into other agencies. here's hoping for you. I know what it feels like to have doors slammed. for every service I have, I fought very very hard. some things just dont work out and it is so sad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 494737, member: 12886"] Do you have a county mental health department that can help??? Sounds like you have tried everything so I suspect you already have checked this, but it is how i get services for my son. I just got his waiver passed for the new year... his therapies cost over 94thousand dollars and it was all approved. having him in residential would cost more so he has a waiver that is increased to an "NB" level which means neurobehavioral due to his traumatic brain injury, autism and attachment disorder. Money is tighter now than when he got on it but even if they say there is a waiting list... this kid will probably always need help so get on the waiting list. you will be surprised how in 10 years you will say I wish i had gotten on the list. Also once on the list there are emergency spots. My son's classmate, who I did some pca work with, had our home psychiatrist come in to evaluate for services. couldn't do it because of a mismatch in funding but he wrote a letter to the county....as a private psychologist and said, if anyone fit the need for a waiver it is this child and her mother. Two weeks later htey had a forty thousand dollar waiver. This girl is very violent too. really small but strong and can be very destructive. just sharing stories in case there are any ideas that you might not have tried. public health nursing is who case manages us but the other waivers and any other funding is run by the mental health social workers and the developmental disability workers. The other services to ask them about are respite, PCA, Integrated Listening Systems (ILS) (independent living skill) etc. sometimes they can use a pot of funds separate to just provide those services. There are other grants that are not income dependent so really worth asking especially right now because counties are all starting over for their fiscal years. Once one agency is involved, they often can pull strings to get you into other agencies. here's hoping for you. I know what it feels like to have doors slammed. for every service I have, I fought very very hard. some things just dont work out and it is so sad. [/QUOTE]
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