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CAR.
THEY COULD ALL HAVE DROWNED AND
WOULD HAVE DROWNED HADN'T IT
BEEN FOR THEIR SPEEDY ACTIONS.
BUT THE MORE WE LEARN ABOUT THIS
STORY THE MORE TROUBLING IT
BECOMES.
I WANT TO PLAY YOU BEFORE I GET
YOUR FIRST REACTION PART OF THE
911 CALL FROM HER SISTER, WHICH
IS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
>> MY SISTER WAS GETTING ABUSED
BY HER HUSBAND.
I TRIED TO TAKE HER TO THE
HOSPITAL YESTERDAY AND SHE
SIGNED HERSELF OUT TODAY.
SHE'S GETTING A LITTLE BIT
BETTER BUT SHE'S STILL NOT ALL
HERE, SO SHE'S TRYING TO DRIVE
AND I'M TRYING TO STOP HER.
AND SHE HAS HER KIDS.
I TOOK HER KEYS.
YES, SHE'S HERE WITH ME.
I'M TRYING TO -- SHE CAME DOWN
TO ME FOR PROTECTION.
AND I'M TRYING TO KEEP THEM SAFE
BECAUSE SHE'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO
FIVE.
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU
NEED A WELL-BEING CHECK.
>> BECAUSE SHE'S LIKE HAVING
PSYCHOSIS OR SOMETHING.
OR POSTPARTUM.
>> WHAT IS SHE DOING?
>> SHE'S TALKING ABOUT JESUS AND
THAT THERE'S DEMONS IN MY HOUSE
AND THAT I'M TRYING TO CONTROL
HER BUT I'M TRYING TO KEEP THEM
SAFE.
I TRIED TO CALL THE DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE SHELTERS TO SEE IF I
CAN GET HELP AND COUNSELLING BUT
THEY'RE TELLING ME THEY'RE ALL
FULL.
>> NOW, WHAT'S EXTRAORDINARY,
DR. WELLNER, THIS HAPPENED JUST
A FEW HOURS BEFORE WHAT WE'RE
NOW SEEING ON SCREEN.
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS?
>> I THINK THAT I HAVE TO TELL
YOU THAT WHAT STRIKES ME WITH
THAT CLIP AS WELL AS THE CHIEF'S
COMMENTS RIGHT BEFORE IT IS THAT
SHE'S ALREADY IN THE SYSTEM AND
THAT SHE WAS ALREADY IN A
HOSPITAL AND THAT SHE WAS
DISCHARGED FROM A HOSPITAL AND
DISCHARGED AS THE SISTER SAYS
NOT ALL THERE.
AND THAT IS SO REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE STATE OF AFFAIRS FOR MANY
SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS
IN THE UNITED STATES.
WHERE THEY COME INTO A HOSPITAL
AT OBVIOUS RISK, THEY ARE
DISCHARGED BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE
APPEARANCE OF A LOWER RISK.
BUT THE FAMILY THAT REALLY KNOWS
THEM IS NEVER INVOLVED IN THE
DISCUSSION, INHERITS A PATIENT
WITH NO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE
DOCTORS BECAUSE OF HIPA LAWS,
AND THERE'S NO OWNER'S MANUAL
ABOUT HOW TO HANDLE A FRAGILE
PATIENT.
AND WHEN THE PATIENT IS NOT
COMPLETELY TIED TOGETHER BECAUSE
LENGTH OF STAY AND INSURANCE
REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS
MANDATE THAT THE PATIENT BE
PUSHED OUT THE DOOR.
YOU HAVE SITUATIONS LIKE THIS
HAPPENING FREQUENTLY.
WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT IT
BECAUSE THREE CHILDREN WERE
INVOLVED AND BECAUSE OF A
DRAMATIC RESCUE.
BUT THERE ARE STORIES ALL OVER
THE UNITED STATES TODAY OF
SUICIDES, AND OTHER SELF INJURY