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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 392273" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>Marg--</p><p> </p><p>I don't know whether this is a US thing....but this is EXACTLY why the team is "reluctant" to label that child with ANYTHING! Dollars to donuts the medical chart is written as a CYA document....and does NOT state that the child has Conduct Disorder or is a likely threat to herself. I'm sure that the chart reflects that the child is stable upon discharge....and that the parent was the one most likely to exacerbate any problems.</p><p> </p><p>We sat in the office at the psychiatric hospital arguing that difficult child was not ready to be sent home. The discharge nurse handed us a pamphlet with the "warning signs" of suicidal intent - and we pointed out that difficult child was still exhibiting THREE of the warning signs as she sat there in the office! But...we were told there was nothing they could do and we needed to find help elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>The truth is that this is a funding issue. The psychiatric hospital reached the limit of what they could provide. The county facility did not have the funds to help us. This is why parents are being advised to let the kids "run wild" in the hopes that Department of Juvenile Justice will pick up the tab for services. Meanwhile, Department of Juvenile Justice is not in the business of rehabilitating kids with MH issues and is just as likely to send the kids home to the custody of the parents.</p><p> </p><p>This is the trouble all over....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 392273, member: 6546"] Marg-- I don't know whether this is a US thing....but this is EXACTLY why the team is "reluctant" to label that child with ANYTHING! Dollars to donuts the medical chart is written as a CYA document....and does NOT state that the child has Conduct Disorder or is a likely threat to herself. I'm sure that the chart reflects that the child is stable upon discharge....and that the parent was the one most likely to exacerbate any problems. We sat in the office at the psychiatric hospital arguing that difficult child was not ready to be sent home. The discharge nurse handed us a pamphlet with the "warning signs" of suicidal intent - and we pointed out that difficult child was still exhibiting THREE of the warning signs as she sat there in the office! But...we were told there was nothing they could do and we needed to find help elsewhere. The truth is that this is a funding issue. The psychiatric hospital reached the limit of what they could provide. The county facility did not have the funds to help us. This is why parents are being advised to let the kids "run wild" in the hopes that Department of Juvenile Justice will pick up the tab for services. Meanwhile, Department of Juvenile Justice is not in the business of rehabilitating kids with MH issues and is just as likely to send the kids home to the custody of the parents. This is the trouble all over.... [/QUOTE]
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