Very sad that this women chose to take her own life but bottom line is that she chose to do this. What did the family want the health providers to do, lock her up for her own protection. Sorry but that would be a violation of the women’s rights.
If the family was so concerned why did they not force her to live with them under lock and key?
America is becoming a “pass the buck” nation. Stuff happens. This is sad, but the family must have known she was ill. The case worker had one encounter with her.
On the surface, it looks like they really screwed up – but w/o more details on what actually transpired at the hospital and other background information on what did/didn’t happen during the next days, it’s not possible for any of us to judge whether there was negligence on part of one or more professionals – or if family guilt is at play, trying to make up for their lack of involvement. Potentially suicidal people are released from hospitals all the time, they don’t all go out and immediately repeat their attempts. The determined will find a way even if they are under lock and key. With that said, staffing/training / policies /$$ / insurance all play into it, and investigating where changes should be made/holding professionals accountable is also important.- these short stories thin of detail just get everyone riled up and taking sides. It’s complicated lets don’t all be so quick to condemn and judge each other.
My 25 year old son committed suicide on April 3, 2014. He was a wonderful person. Mental health is difficult; compared to physical medicine, mental health is in the Dark Ages. Along the way, we met great people in mental health. We also met greedy psychiatrists who simply threw drugs at the problem, misdiagnosed my son for years, and really didn’t care about patients. My advice to everyone reading this: withhold judgement. The family may have a case or may not. I chose not to sue anyone, but I easily could have, and I don’t pretend to know what happened in someone else’s life when it comes to mental health.
Very sad that this women chose to take her own life but bottom line is that she chose to do this. What did the family want the health providers to do, lock her up for her own protection. Sorry but that would be a violation of the women’s rights.
If the family was so concerned why did they not force her to live with them under lock and key?
America is becoming a “pass the buck” nation. Stuff happens. This is sad, but the family must have known she was ill. The case worker had one encounter with her.
Wow they released a potentially suicidal person within hours of being brought in? She probably was uninsured.
On the surface, it looks like they really screwed up – but w/o more details on what actually transpired at the hospital and other background information on what did/didn’t happen during the next days, it’s not possible for any of us to judge whether there was negligence on part of one or more professionals – or if family guilt is at play, trying to make up for their lack of involvement. Potentially suicidal people are released from hospitals all the time, they don’t all go out and immediately repeat their attempts. The determined will find a way even if they are under lock and key. With that said, staffing/training / policies /$$ / insurance all play into it, and investigating where changes should be made/holding professionals accountable is also important.- these short stories thin of detail just get everyone riled up and taking sides. It’s complicated lets don’t all be so quick to condemn and judge each other.
My 25 year old son committed suicide on April 3, 2014. He was a wonderful person. Mental health is difficult; compared to physical medicine, mental health is in the Dark Ages. Along the way, we met great people in mental health. We also met greedy psychiatrists who simply threw drugs at the problem, misdiagnosed my son for years, and really didn’t care about patients. My advice to everyone reading this: withhold judgement. The family may have a case or may not. I chose not to sue anyone, but I easily could have, and I don’t pretend to know what happened in someone else’s life when it comes to mental health.
So sorry for your loss, I am certain that you are reminded of the tragedy everyday.