23.08.19

Tonight I am angry.............very angry at the Government Departments in South Africa and their refusal to accept the responsibility that their jobs demand.

My son has been admitted for a 72 hour observation in terms of the Mental Health Act.  He has confessed that he is a danger to other and the Doctor acknowledges this, she also acknowledged he was a danger to others.  Today I sat in a meeting with this woman who told me he has a personality disorder which could not be remediated by the Mental Health division and so needed to be addressed by the Criminal Justice division. She told me categorically that NO medication or PSYCHOLOGICAL intervention would work,  and someone , somewhere needed to lay a charge.

I asked her that knowing an individual was dangerous and would hurt, maim or kill another individual,  and doing nothing about that made one accountable.................she ignored that question. 

AND

discharged him. 

BUT

she discharged him with medication that treats a mood disorder which qualifies him for Mental Health Care. (but categorically told me that medication would not work)

AND

she has booked him in as an Out Patient in the local Government Mental Hospital.

My son is now sitting in a holding cell at the local Police Station,  pending his court appearance on Monday.  His biological father laid a charge of assault and intimidation.

My son is safe although incarcerated and the people he has threatened are safe for the time being.

WHERE IS THE JUSTICE AND PROTECTION OF ALL??

And guess what......

August is Woman's month in South Africa.     A month dedicated to the protection of the vulnerable in our society.  A woman who has taken the Hippocratic oath to protect life.............compromised everyone.