What now? Discharged to where?

A group home saved our son’s life. Understandably, there are not many housing options. Ours was private pay so it cost a lot of money. I know not everyone can do that. We had been advised not to let our son come home because he was not med-compliant and we knew he would not get better in our home, so this was his option, to go to a homeless shelter or the group home. He chose the latter. There, he had to sign an agreement that he would be med-compliant. He was coherent for a couple days, but his condition worsened, and the group home stood by him. They were SO patient with his condition of Formal Thought Disorder. Because everyone else was taking meds, it was just the normal thing to do. The doctor changed his A/P to Clozapine, and eventually he started to get better. He has been med-compliant and hospital free for 2+ years, is living in his own apartment, working part-time, and is doing great, all considering.

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