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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here--I am exceedingly grateful for all of this.  I'm tracking even if I'm not responding.  The discussion of antipsychotics is really intriguing.  We had tried seroquel, but it left him unable to function during the day.  Maybe it's worth trying another.
One additional question--has anyone tried the NoVa CR2 (crisis response) program?  We're thinking of giving it a go before the next step. [/quote]

We tried NoVa CR2 after an incident that required calling the cops to our home.  CR2 came to the home every day and like everything else, it helped for a little while.  Definitely try it.  You may want to call first and see if you can pre-register---- so that they have your family history when crisis arrives.  Ultimately, DS was sent to Barry Robinson in Hampton Roads for 5 months.  He had previously been inpatient at Dominion, PIW and Children's- all crisis response with little long-term gain.  The other disadvantage of crisis response/inpatient vice residential is every inpatient stay changed the meds based on a short amount of time with DS.  Felt like we kep starting over.  Then when he would come home and meet with his psychiatrist and go back to school, we would find that he couldn't function on the high level of meds that were prescribed at inpatient.

Recommend starting with your insurance company.  Finding out what they will cover and if those facilities are suitable and have space is important.  Finding space is hard and every insurance plan is different.[/quote]

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