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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 51202" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>In this county, the attitude was pretty much that once an adoption was final, good luck on getting any services unless it is a physical disability or a child has well below-average intelligence. If there were services available and if there was a way to have your child qualified, you weren't told about them. You'd have to get lucky to find out what was out there. I certainly never did although I tried.</p><p></p><p>The reality is that our county just can't afford mental health services except for extreme cases and even then only for those in the lower-income brackets. The middle class had to find a way to fund the services for their children. </p><p></p><p>Pre-adoption is different. For the 18 months she was a foster child in my home, she had access to a tremendous amount of services. To give me time to transition, I was given an additional 3 months of services after the adoption was finalized. At that point, all services were dropped. </p><p></p><p>I was fortunate. A very close friend is a psychologist specializing in adoption issues. We bartered for each other's services. My daughter did qualify for MediCal but that was a complete and total joke. There were no therapists available that were willing to take MediCal and you cannot subsidize the payments made by MediCal. When it came time for an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for my daughter, it was entirely out of my own pocket. My insurance as a self-employed individual is very limited for mental health issues. </p><p></p><p>School wasn't much better. It took 4 years of battles to get her qualified for an IEP.</p><p></p><p>I will admit that I would have had problems with someone coming into my home on a daily basis because I do value my privacy. But I would have given a lot to have just some of the services my daughter had as a foster child. So, as much as you hate to hear it, you are lucky that you are getting so much help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 51202, member: 3626"] In this county, the attitude was pretty much that once an adoption was final, good luck on getting any services unless it is a physical disability or a child has well below-average intelligence. If there were services available and if there was a way to have your child qualified, you weren't told about them. You'd have to get lucky to find out what was out there. I certainly never did although I tried. The reality is that our county just can't afford mental health services except for extreme cases and even then only for those in the lower-income brackets. The middle class had to find a way to fund the services for their children. Pre-adoption is different. For the 18 months she was a foster child in my home, she had access to a tremendous amount of services. To give me time to transition, I was given an additional 3 months of services after the adoption was finalized. At that point, all services were dropped. I was fortunate. A very close friend is a psychologist specializing in adoption issues. We bartered for each other's services. My daughter did qualify for MediCal but that was a complete and total joke. There were no therapists available that were willing to take MediCal and you cannot subsidize the payments made by MediCal. When it came time for an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for my daughter, it was entirely out of my own pocket. My insurance as a self-employed individual is very limited for mental health issues. School wasn't much better. It took 4 years of battles to get her qualified for an IEP. I will admit that I would have had problems with someone coming into my home on a daily basis because I do value my privacy. But I would have given a lot to have just some of the services my daughter had as a foster child. So, as much as you hate to hear it, you are lucky that you are getting so much help. [/QUOTE]
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