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[quote=Anonymous]Eek I'm so sorry OP. This is a very very tough situation. I don't have any great ideas because sadly the options are.. almost nil for severe mental illness like this but I will share that the idea you have about "committing" her is not something that really occurs anymore. Most laws have pretty strict laws about how long someone can be kept in a hospital or care setting involuntarily and the criteria to even be kept for 72 hours (literally) is HIGH. You have to be an ACTIVE threat to others or yourself. Clear and present threat. Not like, well she COULD do xyz, no it has to be that she actively said if she walks out of this building she is going to significantly harm someone AND she has the means to do it. That criteria will get you a 72 hour hold. After that the court becomes involved and at every step it has to be shown there is a threat.

So I would generally move away from in your mind that you will be able to somehow commit her. I would start trying to learn about mental health law a little and how all of this works. THere were major changes and they were done to protect those who are mentally ill, AND they can be very hard on families.

When you say she can't live alone, why? I don't mean that facetiously, but her overall functioning is important here. Calling the cops due to paranoia doesn't actually tell us about her ADLs or activities of daily living - could she feed herself? dress, shower? What kind of activities of daily living does she need help with? Medicaid will probably be the best route to get her care either through assisted living and/or eventually a nursing home setting but it's hard to know without really understanding what her level of functioning is. [/quote]

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