The family struggled through this a couple more months, still with no real answer to what is going on with their foster son. Things were starting to spiral out of control. Their foster son spent most of the night awake talking, arguing, and fighting with the voices he heard. His talk with the voices in his head were becoming more violent, talking about that he did not want to hurt anybody, and even talking about killing. At this point the mother was not sleeping because she was worried about what might happen. The parents were screaming for someone to help them and their foster son before things went really bad. They finally found a psychiatrist that said he was schizophrenic and was having major hallucinations. They talked about a safety plan to ensure the safety of everyone monitors that sounded an alarm when there was movement, continue monitoring his talking and he was not to be left unsupervised with children. The doctor told the couple that if things did not improve within a few weeks or that homicide hallucinations became worse that he would have to be hospitalized.

The parents felt some relief knowing that was happening to their foster son and that hopefully the new medications would help him. The family continued with their trying to adjust to their foster son’s disabilities and to blending a family together. The family went on with their daily lives, while the foster parents continued to monitors their foster son’s mental issues.

Foster families struggle on a regular basis with the effects of mental illness. Finding the help that these children need so desperately can be an up hill battle for foster parents. It can take some time to even find a doctor that is willing to treat foster children. It is almost impossible to find a doctor that wants to help a mental ill child to overcome their demons and try to lead a somewhat normal life and not just medicate him or her.

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