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[quote=Anonymous]Only a skim, but:

This person is a vulnerable adult (e.g. a confrontation with the police could result in someone getting killed, most likely the neighbor but also possibly a bystander or police officer).

Contact adult protective services. -- this is a vulnerable adult. There may or may not be an apparent outcome and they take reports from neighbors, family, friends less seriously than reports form other agencies, but do it anyway.
 
I also agree with calling NAMI. More and more places actually now have mental health response teams that include people who do not arrive in first responder vehicles, do not wear uniforms, and are trained to find ways to address individual situations without having to resort to hospitalization (e.g. 72-hour holds) never mind jails. There may in fact be crisis beds in the community where a person with mental illness can stay temporarily with greater or lesser degrees of supervision and again without officials holds, commitments, or arrests. NAMI should have information about resources. [/quote]

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