ACS report

So the hospital is not content with their petition to override my objection to medicate my minor child. They've also called in to the Child Protective Services. I feel I'm being harrassed.
The ACS worker showed up at my door today when the sitter was home with my eleven year old.
When I came home I found a letter from the ACS worker. And a phone message. She's come to do a home visit regarding my hospitalized teen, who hasn't even been living with me for the past year.
I think it's unfair to put my other kids through an ACS interview, when the issue is about a child who is not even living home! Let them go investigate the home she's been living in!
Next time the ACS worker buzzes my doorbell I will politely ask her whether she has a court order to enter my home. How's that for taking care of my mental health?

Hello skyliner,

If you want trouble the best way to get it is to go toe to toe with child services. If you get on their wrong side you will regret it.

I don't want to stress you, but honestly make sure that you handle this very carefully because if you start mentioning court orders to get into your home they can get one because you are being obstructive and if you're labelled obstructive by child services theres not much chance of they'll listen to you if you object to the doctors giving your daughter the drugs and they can side with the doctors and agree with the doctors that they should get a court order to medicate your daughter.

Be as reasonable as you possibly can and as pleasant as you can, and just put your best foot forward and remember that she is there to talk to YOU not your other children, regarding the daughter in hospital who does not live with you. She said the daughter who does not live with you so that you are aware it is not a complaint about your home or children living with you at home.

Please remain as calm as you possibly can and remember that this is about your hospitalised daughter and her situation. Also try to remember that if she is in a living situation which you think is causing most of her symptoms, that you focus on that issue and put it forward. Just remember that if your daughter is not at home and is still exhibiting the same behaviours then there isn't much chance you can fight the doctors re her being medicated because if the behaviour is evident there isn't much chance that her home situation is the cause of her behaviour,

Good luck,
Rhiannon

I know it's awful, but play their game until you win.

It's so sad; they're busy with a mother who is innocent of neglect/abuse, whilst the home on the other street can really use an ACS inspection.

Greetings,

Do your best to be cooperative and I have no doubt all will turn out just fine.

Have a good one.

Sadly, I would have to agree with the others. See it as one more hoop to jump through. The problem is if the hospital wants to be a problem and start on you, the soc.s have to check out the report to see if there is a basis. If there isn't then there isn't much they can do. The last thing you want to do is give them the impression that you are hiding something from them or get the case worker mad. Some of these burocrats are little tin gods who can be VERY vindictive to any assault on their vaunted self image. That's not worth the grief they can give you. Remember, they are probably goiing to check out the dad if they are pointed in the right direction.

Could your daughter have said something that got them after you? You mentioned that she and her dad have "issues" with you, real or imagined? Huggs and hang in there, think things over before you do them!