PLEASE HELP: Reposting from r/Blackgirls Where can someone go if they’re mentally incapacitated?
So I need real help! I have a family member who is just mentally not there. This family member is often in and out of reality, frequently claiming someone is watching them or spies are hacking their phone. Also accusing family members of the same. they have stopped bathing and have not done so for 4 months. they need to be supported but have enough capacity to handle basic finance and to know not to let themselves get committed. I don't want them in a psych ward but maybe supportive living. there is a child involved and I feel this is a danger to their mental well-being. I know they already currently get a disability check for their mental health. No one knows what’s going on or why this is happened. My family did try to get them committed at one point, but the police officer that was servicing the case messed everything up by confronting her first and prevented the psychiatrist from speaking to the family member first. Other times this family member simply ran away to another state. I just need genuine insight. Where can a family member go. There’s no one else that wants to take care of this person because of how drastic things have gotten. No one wants to throw them away, just somewhere they can have a place of their own and maybe some supervision _ a group home. They have essentially a codependent relationship with their child who they are living with along with a grandchild. The falling in and out of reality (specifically when it affects the grandchild leads to explosive verbal exchanges that I KNOW impact that child.) Please what can we do to get her living somewhere where she feels free enough to not run away but has supports. This family member lives in Atlanta, Georgia.