HI, Brain,

It is not a matter of accepting the meds. It is a matter of embracing the dx and making life changes in order to be well.

She will need to advocate for herself while she is in jail.
She can request that she get an appointment with the psychiatrist. Depending on the jail (and the state gov) she might to have to go through a a hassle. If she goes clean in jail and starts on meds in jail, she has a chance of being successful when she gets out.

She will benefit from
1. starting on the med path now / soon
2. having the transition plan in place when she gets out

Otherwise, the jail lets her go and she is a place much like she was before she went to jail this time.

You can probably post on the disability forum here. People need to have records of diagnoses and such. I am not familiar with the process. Sometimes it is relatively straightforward. For others, it takes years.


M