u/bronnixxx

Hi I’ve posted a couple times here and am, once again, looking for advice. My mother with bipolar is in active psychosis and at first, we weren’t too concerned about her harming herself or others because it didn’t seem to be going that way. Now, I am receiving texts from neighbors of hers that she is actively going into oncoming traffic and that police HAVE been called, but they quite literally aren’t doing anything. They won’t cite her, arrest or 302 her. What other options do I have to try and get my mom help? FYI, I live in the US.

I posted here before when things started getting bad and now they are worse. My bipolar mom wants no contact with the entire family, including me and my sister. I haven’t seen her or spoken to her in over a month. I ran into one of her neighbors and was told she is basically filming everyone in the neighborhood, harassing people, and just acting erratic. She’s been having the cops called on her continuously by neighbors and places she is going because she is just in psychosis and suspicious of EVERYONE.

Is there anything I can do to help? I tried talking to the police to see if they can do a 302 and they told me unless she is an immediate danger to herself or others, they cannot do that. I am just so worried and I don’t want her hurting herself, hurting others or ending up in jail. Thanks for any advice. I appreciate it.