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That is a really hard place to be in. Standing by helpless to help. I've been where your daughter is and it is hard to be in that position too. I don't know that D.R. could do anything for you currently but they might be able to at least give you all the legal info for your state and tell you what your daughters lawyer should be doing. DR is Disability Rights _(your state)_______ It is a legal organization that is federally funded to over see the rights of all people with disability's. You can go on-line disabilityrights(yourstate).org to find the nearest phone number or link.
I was once in a specialty unit for PTSD when another woman decided she didn't like me. She was private pay and I was on disability. They took her side, and although I had been there 3 weeks to her 3 days and I had never done anything wrong or had any history of doing anything violent, she hit herself and said I did it. They put me on another unit started procedures to commit me-I kept trying to call the lawyer but never saw him until 5 min before the kangaroo court where I was allowed no defense and had already been committed before I set foot inside. After I arrived the state could not understand why I was there. They did not have PTSD treatment and I wasn't violent so I was released.
So I survived, it sounds horrible but your daughter has one of the best things going for her that I did not have. She has her mother, family! Thats so much more important than you can possible imagine. At 24 and in the midst of her illness your daughter may not always appreciate that, but having family to watch over her no matter how helpless you feel is so important. Hospitals do treat patents with family better than those without anyone, they do not want anyone calling to report on their lack of care. No matter who is paying for your daughters care you can call them and tell them the doctors are not giving medicines time to work and that they are refusing to give medications that have worked in the past. But your daughter may be refusing to take these meds too. If at all possible ask her to make the calls. She should have access to a phone it is a legal requirement.
I now have a daughter in her late 20's. In her teens and early 20's she too struggled with MI, shes now with her boyfriend of 6 years and they have a good life. You and your daughter will get though this.
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Nammu
…Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. …...
Desiderata Max Ehrmann
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