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[quote=Anonymous]I don't know if it's always last resort.  Sometimes it's the only way to get a person who refuses care committed, and usually people with mental illness are not violent.  We had a psychologist tell us to call police when our DC was in a bad period and grabbing knives when escalated.  This was advised to scare our DC straight.  Knowing what can happen, and knowing our DC could escalate when scared or severely anxious, we just laughed and said no way. My husband's colleague's son was bipolar and the cops killed him when called to help.  A close relative needed to be committed.  She was nonviolent but neglecting herself and was psychotic.  They sent a really tall rookie cop who was visibly nervous and hand-cuffed her, a middle aged nonviolent woman, just for saying she was going to sue. It was a confrontational and horribly traumatic way to get treatment, but thank goodness nothing worse happened.  so no people don't call police only when it is a last resort.  And most people have no idea their loved one could end up dead.[/quote]

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