I had a meeting for my daughter at the hospital today about placement for a residental treatment and it did not go well. To make a long story short: the hospital wants her to go to a program in one place that has a bed right away. The county wants her to wait 2 months for a program that may fit her better. That means that she will have to come home and be home schooled until late December to early January and wait to be placed. The county cannot give me or the hospitals any legitimate reasons (or excused) as to why the program will not work for her that has a bed available right now. I can put her in this program but then the county has refused to help me pay for it. Do I not have a say in where my daughter goes anymore? I don't remember signing anything giving up my rights as her mother!!! Everything the County has said about this program that they don't want her to go to has been false. We've (the hospital staff & I) have called them and found out the facts. Why am I being lied to???

Sending you some hugs. And its probably because they don't want to
pay the amount this place wants to charge. The other place is probably cheaper.

I would tell them that they will have to find a place for her till there is a bed at the place they want her to go. That she needs to know its going to happen. That sending her home will let her think she will not be going somewhere.

Donna

I agree, cost could be the factor.
Document everything the medical team has said to you, particularly about the urgency of her getting care right away.
have you considered hiring an attorney to help you in this matter?
In the mean time, make sure that you take extra good care of yourself.
Make sure your dau has access to good medical and psychological care....but do not forget your own self care.
Please consider talking w/ an attorney to see what your legal rights are.