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Originally Posted by Twitch99
So yesterday (Thursday) my IOP facility called the police on me because I am suicidal and refused to goto another inpatient facility. I managed to evade the police. They went to my house and camped out there for a while. They called my cell phone a few times yesterday. They even figured out where I work and my boss's name. They called looking for me and even came by. They called my wife this morning and left her a voicemail wanting her to call them.
My question is how long will the police typically keep this up before giving up? I do not want to go back to inpatient again.
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Twitch99
(((safe hugs)))
I don't know the answer to your question, but I would guess that it depends on what exactly your IOP facility said to them, as well as what the laws are within that particular jurisdiction.
Here's what you can do as an alternative if the police continue to look for you: Find a different in-patient treatment center (perhaps in a different jurisdiction) that you feel safer with. Trauma treatment centers require a form from a therapist, so you may not have time for that right now. Other recovery centers may or may not require a form, so you can see which nearby in-patient treatment centers seem more safe than the one you absolutely refuse to go into. Chances are, you'll get better treatment at an in-patient facility outside of your jurisdiction; that is your right to your mental health treatment!
That said, if you've evaded police while in their custody, then they may put a warrant out (emphasis on "may"; they may not do that either). Either way, you can always seek treatment in a DIFFERENT jurisdiction for VOLUNTARILY going in-patient. Then, that will show proof that you want help for your conditions, but you just didn't trust the facility or the IOP you're currently working with. If you do have a warrant, or one is in the making, then your voluntarily seeking treatment in-patient elsewhere will help substantiate your case for better treatment, and substantiate your fears about the way your case has been handled. There's no way for you to know whether a warrant has been put out unless you call them directly OR seek in-patient treatment somewhere else (which is the safest alternative). You always have the right to file a complaint to the board, the OIG, or elsewhere, if you believe that you are being unfairly treated and/or misunderstood.
Hopefully you don't have a warrant, and hopefully you are able to find some safe alternatives.
I'm sorry you're going through this. ((((safe hugs)))
