Can I sign my brother into a mental health facility?
My brother has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and has not been taking his medication. He's been using methamphetamine and alcohol and was found sleeping naked in my step mom driveway in 12 degree weather.  I was adopted in by his dad (who just passed) and his mother will not Get involved because she's afraid of financial responsibility.  Do I have the rights to be able to sign my brother into mentalhealth facility?
Lauren Ostrowski, MA, LPC, NCC, BC-TMH, CCTP, CCHI tailor my therapeutic approach to each client's strengths and goals
I'm sorry to hear that your brother has been having such a rough time. He's lucky to have you on his side (although he may not always see it that way).As far as whether you can sign him in, that depends on a lot of different things.I would suggest that you Google the state and county that you live in as well as some phrase similar to "crisis hotline." They can tell you how it works in that county. My guess is that you could sign him in as long as he met the criteria for admission at that moment, but I can't be entirely sure. You could also ask the person on the phone about financial responsibility. I have not heard of that being a problem, but I guess it would depend on insurance.If you have trouble finding a local hotline, consider calling the national crisis number (800-273-8255) and ask them to help you find someone local.
Saudara laki-laki saya telah didiagnosis dengan skizofrenia paranoid dan tidak mengambil obatnya. Dia telah menggunakan metamphetamine dan alkohol dan ditemukan tidur telanjang di jalan masuk ibu sambung saya dalam cuaca 12 derajat. Saya diadopsi oleh ayahnya (yang baru saja meninggal) dan ibunya tidak mau terlibat karena takut akan tanggung jawab finansial. Apakah saya memiliki hak untuk mendaftarkan saudara laki-laki saya ke fasilitas kesehatan mental?
Saya menyesal mendengar bahwa saudara laki-laki Anda mengalami masa yang begitu sulit. Dia beruntung memiliki Anda di sisinya (meskipun dia mungkin tidak selalu melihatnya dengan cara itu). Mengenai apakah Anda bisa mendaftarkannya, itu tergantung pada banyak hal yang berbeda. Saya sarankan agar Anda mencarinya di Google berdasarkan negara bagian dan kabupaten tempat Anda tinggal serta beberapa frasa serupa dengan "hotline krisis." Mereka dapat memberi tahu Anda bagaimana cara kerjanya di kabupaten itu. Saya kira Anda bisa mendaftarkannya selama dia memenuhi kriteria untuk diterima pada saat itu, tetapi saya tidak bisa benar-benar yakin. Anda juga bisa bertanya kepada orang di telepon tentang tanggung jawab finansial. Saya belum pernah mendengar itu menjadi masalah, tetapi saya rasa itu akan bergantung pada asuransi. Jika Anda mengalami kesulitan menemukan hotline lokal, pertimbangkan untuk menghubungi nomor krisis nasional (800-273-8255) dan minta mereka untuk membantu Anda menemukan seseorang di daerah setempat.