Lower-Permission4850 t1_jab0kq9 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:14 AM

This is scary. These are people who have not had a mental health crisis in their home with a child or loved one and don’t understand how important it is these people have somewhere even if it is an er bed to stay safe. Not ideal but better than sent back home. Manchester has a huge problem I’ve seen first hand and unfortunately for the people what need somewhere to place someone they’re put in impossible situations.

Arthur-Morgans-Beard t1_jad2pfk wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:54 PM

I have personal experience with this as someone in my home had a psychotic break last year. We brought her to the ER twice in 3 days, but they wouldn't keep her. Local mental health administration ignored my emergency calls, her family wasn't local to us and was unsure of what to do. Took her to an ER 40 miles away and they were able to make arrangements to get her into a facility. It took almost 2 months of inpatient treatment to get her to come out of it. I wish my kids hadn't seen what they had to see but we literally had nowhere to go. Scariest and most frustrating thing that I've ever been a part of.