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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 286726" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>If I could elaborate just a little more, while documenting, include any change in characteristic moods and behavior that you see in him and any medications like antibiotics, allergy medications, etc, even if they are OTC.</p><p></p><p>What worked for me when calling 911: Right off the batt, I told them as soon as they answered the phone that my son has a mental illness and that he's cutting himself or whatever. In your case, you could say that he recently threatened suicide, his mother committed suicide, and now he's doing "XYZ" and you need help getting him into a hospital right away. In our state, the police come but not to arrest the kid- it is just the steps they have to take for a TDO. The parent is not allowed to call in requesting a TDO from the court, so police come and call crisis mental health and they evaluation the situation over the phone, then tell the police to bring him to mental health crisis center. The kid is TDO (transported and automatically admitted) from there. If you can transport the child, that is fine, but usually by the time the kids are teens, we guardians can no longer do that safely. If you can get him to an ER, they will transport him by ambulance to a facility that has a psychiatric ward if they don't have one. However, if it is a private facility, it won't get his name in the "system" connected to funding.</p><p></p><p>This all probably sounds startling and frightening, but many of us here have had to take this route with our kids. The psychiatric hospital won't keep him a real long time and you can visit and it will be fine. It is certainly preferable to the possible alternatives when you see clear signs of danger to himself or others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 286726, member: 3699"] If I could elaborate just a little more, while documenting, include any change in characteristic moods and behavior that you see in him and any medications like antibiotics, allergy medications, etc, even if they are OTC. What worked for me when calling 911: Right off the batt, I told them as soon as they answered the phone that my son has a mental illness and that he's cutting himself or whatever. In your case, you could say that he recently threatened suicide, his mother committed suicide, and now he's doing "XYZ" and you need help getting him into a hospital right away. In our state, the police come but not to arrest the kid- it is just the steps they have to take for a TDO. The parent is not allowed to call in requesting a TDO from the court, so police come and call crisis mental health and they evaluation the situation over the phone, then tell the police to bring him to mental health crisis center. The kid is TDO (transported and automatically admitted) from there. If you can transport the child, that is fine, but usually by the time the kids are teens, we guardians can no longer do that safely. If you can get him to an ER, they will transport him by ambulance to a facility that has a psychiatric ward if they don't have one. However, if it is a private facility, it won't get his name in the "system" connected to funding. This all probably sounds startling and frightening, but many of us here have had to take this route with our kids. The psychiatric hospital won't keep him a real long time and you can visit and it will be fine. It is certainly preferable to the possible alternatives when you see clear signs of danger to himself or others. [/QUOTE]
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