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OP - You need to consider the use of the car if you own it as you would be held liable for any accident.   We are in VA so the idea of NAMI and the CSB are excellent.  Check the similar system in MD.  Wherever DS is living, be sure no weapons are in the house.  Since aggression against family members can happen, you need to consider impact on any siblings long term and get some professional counseling on how to balance support for this DS and that of other family members.  NAMI will be a sounding board for you and other family members to find local resources and to have honest feedback on what you can do.
Until DS accepts the need for medication, there is little chance hospitalization or therapy will help.

If there is one thing that might be a neutral starting point, I would suggest to encourage any physical activity DS might be interested in doing — outside at this time of year would be best.  The exercise could be the first step I. Developing a daily routine and is often a way to reduce anxiety in folks.  Through an interest one might also find interaction with other adults such as swimming, running. Hiking, biking etc.  If joining a community center or gym was doable, again aplace to go daily despite weather.

Considerations

- If DS is older than 26 and no longer on your family insurance, you may want to see if he could qualify for Medicaid as an individual if there services he needs could be covered by it.  You may have to consider  just how much you could cover as private pay.

- In time, if DS does accept treatment, he may also qualify for job related services in Virginia through the DARS - 
Department of Aging & Rehabilitative Services.  These services could be in job search, job training and job support.  In any area it would be under vocational services. These services do not need Medicaid.

- You may want to look at your future planning fir him to set up the appropriate trust mechanism so that any fun’s you would leave for him could not be accessed all at once.   There are different options.

- Maybe see if there are any non-specific support grouos for young adults with various challenges including substance abuse, unemployment, mental health etc. That could simply be given to DS if he wanted to try to attend.

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Thank you so much for your thoughtful post. I will definitely look into setting up the trust. Dc is not physically active. Will try if I can get DC to join something that may help.[/quote]

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