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When should a hospital take a suicide threat seriously?
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<blockquote data-quote="carolinwaxhaw" data-source="post: 539913" data-attributes="member: 14846"><p>Witsend - one last thing - my 13 year old daughter had a suicide "threat" in 12/31/10 and hospitalized for 5 days and 6 nights; all well thru 11/2/11 when she took an overdose of baby aspirin at school. She was taken to a hospital here in NC that does not have adolescent psychiatric services so their patients are medically cleared and then "evaluated" by "Daymark." Daymark is HORRIBLE. This woman who is a Psy.D. told me I could take my daughter home less than 6 hours after an attempt. I was appalled and told her NO - we will spend the night here in the ER - - then she got nasty with me and said if I was not willing to make a safety plan. I told her OF COURSE I AM WILLING TO MAKE A SAFETY PLAN - but is it going to be ENOUGH??????? Just horrified by that!</p><p> </p><p>My daughter was admitted; diagnosis on 11/12/11 and then used soft scissors on her wrist at school on 11/15/11. She went to diff ER for evaluation and admitted again thru 11/23/11. (attention seeking but dangerous!!!) We had another issue on 12/6/11 when she posted on FB that she was hurting herself (when she was not) and we went back to the same "bad" hospital and another "Daymark" professional evaluated her and said I could take her home. I showed him the text messages and he said - o.k., you can take her home at 6 am!!!! I called the prior good hospital and spoke with Access for 2 hours (I was also LISTENING!!!) and he said to bring her there and also tell the ER doctor that he would be responsible for my daughter's safety if discharged, etc. Then the Daymark "jerk" came in to WAKE ME UP at 4 am to "talk" and berate me - asking if I wanted my daughter committed and suggesting I need therapy myself. I told him I may very well need therapy but it is not the issue now - the issue is my daughter's safety! aaarrrgggghhhh these mental health professionals can bed horrible. I have had further issues with nasty people at the state hospital as well.</p><p></p><p>Pretty happy with where she is at now but soo sooo sad and missing her and wish she was HOME.</p><p></p><p>All the best to you and your family. Don't let "professionals" put your son at risk.</p><p></p><p>Carol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="carolinwaxhaw, post: 539913, member: 14846"] Witsend - one last thing - my 13 year old daughter had a suicide "threat" in 12/31/10 and hospitalized for 5 days and 6 nights; all well thru 11/2/11 when she took an overdose of baby aspirin at school. She was taken to a hospital here in NC that does not have adolescent psychiatric services so their patients are medically cleared and then "evaluated" by "Daymark." Daymark is HORRIBLE. This woman who is a Psy.D. told me I could take my daughter home less than 6 hours after an attempt. I was appalled and told her NO - we will spend the night here in the ER - - then she got nasty with me and said if I was not willing to make a safety plan. I told her OF COURSE I AM WILLING TO MAKE A SAFETY PLAN - but is it going to be ENOUGH??????? Just horrified by that! My daughter was admitted; diagnosis on 11/12/11 and then used soft scissors on her wrist at school on 11/15/11. She went to diff ER for evaluation and admitted again thru 11/23/11. (attention seeking but dangerous!!!) We had another issue on 12/6/11 when she posted on FB that she was hurting herself (when she was not) and we went back to the same "bad" hospital and another "Daymark" professional evaluated her and said I could take her home. I showed him the text messages and he said - o.k., you can take her home at 6 am!!!! I called the prior good hospital and spoke with Access for 2 hours (I was also LISTENING!!!) and he said to bring her there and also tell the ER doctor that he would be responsible for my daughter's safety if discharged, etc. Then the Daymark "jerk" came in to WAKE ME UP at 4 am to "talk" and berate me - asking if I wanted my daughter committed and suggesting I need therapy myself. I told him I may very well need therapy but it is not the issue now - the issue is my daughter's safety! aaarrrgggghhhh these mental health professionals can bed horrible. I have had further issues with nasty people at the state hospital as well. Pretty happy with where she is at now but soo sooo sad and missing her and wish she was HOME. All the best to you and your family. Don't let "professionals" put your son at risk. Carol [/QUOTE]
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