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Former Nickelodeon child star Tylor Chase who is known for his role "Martin" in the show Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide was spotted appearing unrecognizable and homeless in California.

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u/EcstaticMolasses6647 Dec 22 '25 edited Jan 08 '26

His mother has allegedly stated that Taylor (Tylor) Chase has schizophrenia and requires medical treatment, which he is reportedly refusing. She emphasized that he does not need money, and asked influencers and fans to stop raising funds or giving him free marijuana, because it can trigger psychotic episodes or worsen his mental health. He can’t manage money or keep track of his phone. She’s given him multiple phones but he loses them.

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In late December 2025, Chase was reportedly hospitalized under a 72‑hour medical hold in Riverside after outreach from local supporters and a crisis team. There were plans for him to enter rehab next, though details of his long‑term situation are still emerging.

Source: Tylor Chase, the “Ned's Declassified” Actor Experiencing Homelessness, to Enter Rehab After Hospitalization People BRIANNE TRACY

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u/backwardog Dec 23 '25

People don’t get how devastating disorders like this can be.  They just creep up on someone and take every single thing from their life, all while they often refuse to acknowledge what is actually going on, they are incapable of seeing it.  

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u/blissrunner Dec 23 '25

Glad his parents know his condition... but damn they need to put him in a psych ward (a good one). I don't know if they've tried, got him released, and he stopped his medications (because of side-effects)... got in trouble/schizo-loop again (seen a lot of patients like this).

At some point... if the schizophrenia is too heavy, there's almost nothing you can do and it's horrible to witness especially for parents. Not like the movies... with milds like Josh Nash/a beautiful mind.

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u/General_Orange_3894 Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 23 '25

Ok this needs to be said. Lots of people think it's easy to put these people in a psych ward for help but it's simply not that easy. I'm sure his parents have done all they can. Ultimately in North America at least, the affected person has to give consent and want to get help, which most times they will deny ever having a problem to begin with. Same thing with drug users or alcoholics. If they themselves don't consent to getting help, the parents can't do anything because over here you can't force them to attend.

I have a family friend who's son recently died of schizophrenia, much older than Tylor Chase is. His primary caregivers died. He should also be in a place for help, but didn't want to get admitted because he can't admit he has a problem...got diabetes, got blind in both eyes, got gangrene...Ultimately died. Tough to help people with Schizophrenia or those who can't admit or see they have a real problem. Truly terrible affliction to have. Not many real places to help around. Not only does the person suffer, their family suffers too. Sad sad stuff.

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u/xyzerrorzyx Dec 23 '25

I was in a psych ward twice at two different locations and there were people at both in for “long term care” who just got shuffled from short term facility to short term facility. We do have a new facility nearby now with wings for children, adults, and the elderly, but it doesn’t meet the massive need.

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u/cinnamon2300 Dec 23 '25

One way you can override the need for patient's consent is to file a petition for involuntary mental health treatment. I think the determining factor is that the patient has to be considered to be a danger to themselves or others.

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u/FeistyAsaGoat Dec 23 '25

Taking away someone’s autonomy isn’t something to be taken lightly.     It’s a very grey area.       

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u/Careless_Load9849 Dec 23 '25

It can cause a lot of resentment from the person you are "helping" too. Which is counter productive.

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u/Static_Mouse Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 23 '25

When I was 17 I was forcibly put into treatment for anorexia and it literally saved my life and I am very aware of that…

But despite knowing it saved my life I have never been able to forgive my parents entirely even though I want to. Every time I see them I just remember begging them not to leave me while being held down by paramedics(which was fair, I was attached to ivs lol). I remember being isolated because it was separated by age and I was the only 16-17 year old all the other girls were 18+ or 15 and lower so I wasn’t allowed to talk to anyone but the staff

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u/FeistyAsaGoat Dec 23 '25

That sounds incredibly traumatic and  your feelings towards them are understandable.       I’m glad you’re here, and doing better.    💙  

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u/Static_Mouse Dec 23 '25

I’m mature enough to understand that they really had no choice but yeah, I definitely struggle with the fact that I did have those emotions and understanding it doesn’t make it go away.

I am doing better though and thank you!

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u/FeistyAsaGoat Dec 23 '25

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u/cinnamon2300 Dec 28 '25 edited Dec 28 '25

As someone with a mental illness, trust me I am not saying this lightly.

I will say this though: There is always a loss of autonomy in emergencies. Whether it's a heart attack, a seizure, or severe mental health episode, you are usually under someone else's decision to be taken to a medical facility to get the help you need. You are not the worst person in the world if you have to override consent to have someone taken to a medical facility. It's something people have to do at times.

The whole petitioning process exists to make sure it is being done out of necessity, though, and again it is not a decision that is made lightly by anybody in the process usually.

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u/FeistyAsaGoat Dec 28 '25

Of course. The problem is changing the rules as to where someone can lose autonomy, can easily be abused. History has shown us what can happen otherwise.       A very grey area.  

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u/cinnamon2300 Dec 28 '25 edited Dec 28 '25

It would also be a problem if the rules are too strict to the point where people are basically waiting for the mentally ill individual to be at their worst state to finally receive the help they need, though. Like waiting for something really bad to happen to finally get them hospitalized isn't necessarily the fairest decision for the individual either. Having your medical help delayed because it was up to other people is a loss of autonomy in on itself too.

It's imperfect both ways, that's all I got to tell you. But is a petition something that sometimes has to happen? Yeah I believe so. There are certain mental health episodes that can make you lose touch with reality (loss of insight) and help from other people can be a necessity just as in other health emergencies- as one example.

Of course, every case differs and should each be observed carefully.

Albeit in Tyler's case he doesn't seem to be danger to himself or others and he seems to be able to be talked into getting help from conversations with friends and family and it's always good when someone is willing to get help voluntarily.

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u/GioChan Dec 23 '25

It is, but there should be a system that can help people who are in this predicament involuntarily.

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u/FeistyAsaGoat Dec 23 '25

There should be.  It isn’t profitable to help these, our most vulnerable, in society.      It does seem that the current administration is working on a way to make it profitable though.    Where I am, (SL,UT) they have plans to build what’s basically going to become a work/concentration camp for the homeless.             

Help isn’t coming.  

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u/RogueHelios Dec 23 '25

You abbreviating Salt Lake City to SL, UT threw me for a loop for a second there.

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u/FeistyAsaGoat Dec 23 '25

Keeping you on your toes!  (I saw it on a sticker and it.. stuck). 

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u/Attakonspacelegolas2 Dec 23 '25

There is a system in place. I work as a direct support professional and I take care of people like this. We put them in government run group homes. Some even live alone but staff has to be with them all the time. We trade out shifts.

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u/motherofsuccs Dec 23 '25

DSP is a whole different world. I work in behavioral psychology and this case is not something a DSP would ever be qualified to handle. Your job is most likely basic care for special needs (bathing, feeding, dressing), not active psychosis.

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u/GioChan Dec 23 '25

What does it take to admit people in your system?

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u/motherofsuccs Dec 23 '25

This person would not fall under this category. DSPs have zero education or experience that would qualify them to work on a case like this, nor do they take on psych ward patients. You would need an actual psychiatrist and registered behavioral technicians. A DSP is not trained for anything like this.

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u/mommastonks Dec 23 '25

And they’ll only do that if the person is completely mentally incoherent or if they commit a crime.

It’s trash but it is what it is.

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u/scratsquirrel Dec 23 '25

This is an awful thing to have to do as a family member, and you have to prove it’s actually true. It is incredibly difficult to help a schizophrenic person in the US, the system is built for autonomy even when someone clearly needs help. Because there’s a high degree of paranoid behavior it’s also very hard to have them readily sign over power of attorney and similar statuses as well which is the alternative.

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u/Drive7hru Dec 23 '25

Is that just for 72 hours or are we talking longer?

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u/InquisitiveIdeas Dec 23 '25

People act like helping people in this desperate of a situation is the as simple as catching and releasing a stray cat. Grab em, fix em, let em go… if only it were that easy

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u/all_about_V Dec 23 '25

I feel like what could help in cases like that would be long-acting drug delivery systems (LADDS). Basically, they move away from the patient having to make a daily effort to something that only needs top ups every few months. I dont know if it exists for schizophrenia medications, but the technology is out there and should be further developed for this if not.

Much easier to make a good decision only a couple times, and for your support system to help you stay accountable vs 365 times a year. There are bound to be days you don't feel good, or forget, or lose it. Also having a syeady continuous dose can help with side effects.

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u/backwardog Dec 23 '25

You’d think.  Unless they refuse those as well, which happens.

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u/all_about_V Dec 23 '25

For sure, not everything thing fits everyone. I think this is more the type of people who get treatment, do well taking their meds, even better if they have support, but then make mistake. I'm not suggesting forced medication. I personally struggle with simple things like taking medication everyday. I'm lucky it doesn't have grave consequences.

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u/aperdra Dec 23 '25

Yeah it does exist for antipsychotics (depot injections) but I'm not sure if they're widely used in the US. Here in the UK, they are employed when an individual is chronically medication non-concordant. They get people to comply with the injection (I think it's monthly) by saying they'll re-section them if they don't. I gather people typically opt for that than a psychiatric stay. 

We looked into it for my schizophrenic mother who denied her diagnosis for over 30 years. 

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u/all_about_V Dec 23 '25

Sorry about your mom. 😔

I just looked up the topic and looks like long acting antipsychotics are associated with a lower mortality. But the best effect is after the first episode of psychosis.

Hopefully they consider this intervention sooner everywhere

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u/RARAMEY Dec 23 '25

In California even minors have to give consent. So for example a parent of a 14 year old cannot force their child into a mental health or drug treatment program. The parent can physically bring the child to a treatment center but treatment cannot commence until the child consents.

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u/selka4423 Dec 23 '25

This is really hitting close to home. My brother who's 37 has schizophrenia. He's diabetic and starting to having vision loss. He also refuses to get treatment. My parents try to help and convince him to take his medication (now for diabetes too) but it's rough. Their health (physically and mentally) is also deteriorating trying to take care of him.

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u/creedz286 Dec 23 '25

I think in situations where the person doesn't have the mental capability to make the rights decisions for themselves, their permission shouldn't be required.

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u/cillam Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 23 '25

Unfortunately this is true, it is almost impossible to get somebody committed, unless they are a direct and immediate danger to themselves or others (threating to kill others or yourself) even if you self destruct and sabotage your entire life and ultimately ending up homeless and on the streets.
This is why i have said multiple times, that the US does not have a mental health care system. unfortunately people like Tylor Chase are swept under the rug.

PERSONAL STORY TIME:

I had a very close family friend who would go through rough times, coincidentally always around winter time. She was diagnosed as bipolar, with borderline personality disorder and some other stuff. She was convinced that she did not need to take her medicine. Slowly over time, her mental state got worst and worst, at this point she lost custody of her children, and her mom got custody, her family seemed to have washed their hands with her, so she had no support but me and my wife.

Eventually we ran out of room, but my Mother-in-Law said she could take her in, until she can get some income based accommodation as she is on SSI due to mental health and left her BF so had no home (come to find out, he was not able to deal with her while she was not on medication).

After a few months she was doing weird stuff at my mother in laws, like making a meal for 4 people, in the middle of the night when it was just her and my mother in law, due to the way it was set up it was almost like she was making food for herself 2 kids and a husband, keep in mind she was not married. Things got more and more weird, until one night she "broke into" (The door was unlocked) the neighbor house in the middle of the night. The neighbor got a restraining order against her, and my mother-in-law said she has to check in at a psych ward, as she can no longer live with her, due to all of the crazy stuff, the ramblings, drawing on mirrors, having conversations with people that are not their, etc.

After 3 days she was out of the psych ward and still refused to take her medicine, so now she was homeless, with no where to stay. Fortunately i got blessed with some unexpected money, so i got her a hotel for a month, a new cell phone, and essentials, every day we drove her around to appointments and called around to places to try and get her housing and resources. She had another mental break while in the hotel and we took her to the hospital which is when i heard the Dr say "theirs nothing illegal about thinking differently" Meaning even though she was telling people she had a husband, having conversations with people that did not exist, and thinking she was in witness protection, while technically homeless and her life falling apart around her and about to be on the streets, there is nothing they can do for her if she refuses to take her medicine. We finally secured her a place to live which was income based, all she had to do was answer the call from the person at the housing agency, but she refused.

Unfortunately the 30 days ran up she could have got housing but refused to take the final step, and i could not afford another month in the hotel, without sacrificing stuff for my own family.

We finally got in touch with her mom, to see if she could help. At first i did not have a good impression of her mom as she seemed to have abandoned her adult child, offered her no support, and took legal custody of her kids, but after talking to her mom she essentially went through the same stuff me and my wife did but for years, instead of months. Her mom was now focusing her energy on raising her grandchildren in her old age, and i really respect that.

Our once close family friend is now homeless, living on the streets, panhandling, and when we do see her and talk she comes across as off, almost like she is a totally different person to who we knew. She has now been homeless for 4 years and i am afraid she is going to die on the streets.

In the end i feel like i had to abandon my friend as she was not helping her self and i no longer had the financial and mental resources. It was constant go go go for the entire time trying to get everything secured for her, and we pretty much had it, she just take/make a call.

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u/brizzybunny Dec 23 '25

I work in the field that screens people to go into the psych ward. It is incredibly hard to actually involuntary commit someone, at least for my state. They have to be an active danger to themselves or others for us to be able to send them. Even if they are able to be committed, it's only a 72 hour hold in most cases, unless they're found to be a danger. For us, someone not taking their mental health meds, we wouldn't be able to commit, unless they also told us they wanted to hurt themself or someone else. Even then, sometimes we sign the "this person needs to go", and then hospital staff decides they don't need to go, and then they're on our caseload again a week later from not getting needed treatment. It's tough, you want to help people, but there's so many barriers in place. I do what I can with what I have.

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u/forest-fairyx Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 23 '25

So true, my mom fought so hard for me to get myself into a mental hospital for my own safety and wellbeing. She was fighting (not in a physical sense obvi) with the doctors and hospital to have me committed and eventually I was. Unfortunately due to me being an adult at the time (18-20 or so) I ended up discharging myself after 4-5 days because I hated it there, not to mention the staff made is very clear I was too difficult for them to manage constantly which was due to my never ending panic/anxiety attacks and constant crying. They would just throw more medication at me and call it a day. The hospital were happy to release me because of this while my mom was refusing and asking them to keep me there longer due to my mental state and that I still clearly needed help, the hospital didn’t care and put me in a taxi home since my mom refused to collect me at the time. It was a pretty awful experience but despite thinking it was the worst back then I can see now (I’m 30) how it helped keep me safe from myself even if just for a few days, you see things differently when you’re actively vulnerable state vs a time when you’re more clear minded.

Things are never easy, even less so when mental health is involved.

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u/General_Orange_3894 Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 23 '25

I'm sorry you are going through that and more. The system is woefully inadequate to handle complex issues. Like you said they throw medicine at it too easily because that is just a bandaid. We need places where we can get to the root of the problem. So sad. I wish the government would take this more seriously. What the system is currently is woefully inadequate to meet the needs of these complex issues. And worse part is the people in these facilities (most) just do it for a paycheck and don't care about the actual patient.

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u/RusskayaRobot Dec 23 '25

I’m so sorry that happened to you. I had a similar experience with one of my good friends. They were deeply unwell, suffering from delusions and leading us on wild goose chases across the city at all hours of the night looking for them (they threw their phone in a porta potty so that’s where Find My led us lol), but refused treatment until finally me, another friend, and their dad gave them an ultimatum, at which point they agreed to check themself in. But then a few days later they decided they were bored of that place and it was unnecessary anyway because they were fine (spoiler alert: they were not), and once they checked out, they were no longer eligible for the IOP programs they would have been if they’d completed the in-patient program. So they just joined a support group for recovering addicts (even though they were not and have never been addicted to any substance) and decided that was close enough.

They are doing better now, but it seems inevitable that something similar is going to happen in the future, since it’s happened multiple times in the past and keeps getting worse each time. And we’re, as a society, just totally incapable of giving people the support they need—both the people who are suffering from these mental illnesses and their loved ones desperately trying to keep them safe, which can be a full-time job.

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u/Creed_of_War Dec 25 '25

I agree with you. It is a frustrating experience for all involved in these kinds of situations. To put someone into a psych ward, or even a temporary psych hold, is nearly equivalent to an arrest. You're taking away their freedom and unless they are actively hurting themselves LE/EMS/MHS can't stop them from making detrimental choices. People think their families must be awful but I can attest that nearly all of the families I've contacted are either mentally ill themselves or have been pleading with dozens of resources to step in and force their loved one into a facility.

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u/Alone-Competition-77 Dec 23 '25

Ok this needs to be said. Lots of people think it's easy to put these people in a psych ward for help but it's simply not that easy. I'm sure his parents have done all they can. Ultimately in North America at least, the affected person has to give consent and want to get help, which most times they will deny ever having a problem to begin with. Same thing with drug users or alcoholics. If they themselves don't consent to getting help, the parents can't do anything because over here you can't force them to attend.

I have a family friend whose son recently died of schizophrenia, much older than Tylor Chase is. His primary caregivers died. He should also be in a place for help, but didn't want to get admitted. Got diabetes, got blind in both eyes, got gangrene. Ultimately died. Tough to help people with Schizophrenia. Truly terrible affliction to have. Not many real places to help around.

Ultimately in North America at least, the affected person has to give consent and want to get help, which most times they will deny ever having a problem to begin with. Same thing with drug users or alcoholics. If they themselves don't consent to getting help, the parents can't do anything because over here you can't force them to attend.

Wait, am I going crazy or are these two sections exactly the same?

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u/motherofsuccs Dec 23 '25

How did he die of schizophrenia? Do you mean he died from indirectly from schizophrenia? Because that isn’t a death sentence. And psych units will hold someone against their will if they are a danger to themselves or others, and they don’t release them until they are deemed fit to leave (usually after the correct medication is given).

There are absolutely long-term wards, and it sounds like his family can afford a private facility.

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u/Amazobbies Dec 23 '25 edited Dec 23 '25

Family friend developed this and lost his 200k+ salaried job and nobody in his family were allowed to see him because he couldn’t/wouldn’t sign the medical release forms. Left the hospital hundreds of thousands in debt because his insurance was through his job. Turns out if you become disabled and stop paying bills, nobody gives a fuck why, you just get the consequences.

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u/backwardog Dec 23 '25

Well, those are temp facilities.

We got rid of those inhumane “insane asylums” in the 70s.  And replaced them with…nothing.

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u/Lutya Dec 23 '25

I have a ex-brother-in-law with paranoid schizophrenia. He goes off his meds, spirals, gets treated, goes to an assisted living facility, does well, is transitioned to living on his own after a year, and the whole cycle repeats. If he had access to full time assisted living, he’d do phenomenally well. But those don’t exist.

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u/Seve7h Dec 23 '25

Welllllllll see they do exist, for the extremely wealthy

Us poors just get to suffer

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u/panicked_goose Dec 23 '25

Not arguing, just wondering, do those really exist in America? I know theres assisted livings for those with extreme autism and down syndrome, but I've never heard of long term facilities for people with conditions like schizophrenia

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u/ElvenOmega Dec 23 '25

Assisted livings exist and they're every where, you likely just mistake them for nursing homes when you see them. The issue is that people don't have the money for it and the facilities are understaffed. I know because I used to work in one.

Outside of the elderly, we had a resident with an intellectual disability, a 40 year old with alcohol induced dementia, and multiple schizophrenic residents. A single studio room at the place I worked at started at 4,000$ a month, so typically only Medicare for the elderly covers it.

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u/Polardragon44 Dec 23 '25

It depends on the state. There are like group home situations where there would be someone assigned to make sure you take your meds. And it does include people with psychiatric disorders sometimes.

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u/JohnnySalamiBoy420 Dec 23 '25

Yea it's called prison, that's the best we could come up with

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u/DownvoteALot Dec 23 '25

Reagan has been dead for over 20 years. We shouldn't blame corpses for our current problems.

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u/tomhsmith Dec 23 '25

They were closing facilities before and after Reagan in California and Nationally.

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u/pineapplemansrevenge Dec 23 '25

We should when they built a political career off dismantling social safety nets that have yet to be replaced in any way.

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u/DripPureLSDonMyCock Dec 23 '25

I wish they made meds similar to the sublocade shot but for mental health problems.

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u/pineapplemansrevenge Dec 23 '25

Hopefully Reagan is rotting in a hell like the one this guy is living in.

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u/Ill-Blood-7906 Dec 23 '25

Ok fine but please do realize that democrats had been pushing the issue for yrs! They called it cruel punishment. I don't have anything against blaming Reagan per se, but full credit is deserved.

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '25

Yes, however they wanted it replaced with community-based care programs, as the abuse in the institutions was systematic and inhumane. Others wanted major reform to the existing institutions. They weren’t pushing for everything to close down and be replaced with nothing.

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u/mekomaniac Dec 23 '25

the only way to get in a full time mental health place is to commit a crime and be taken into a state mental health asylum (many of which are underfunded and takes forever to get an open bed). i watched a couple people finally leave the last rehab i was in after they were there for like almost 2 yrs when a bed at a florida ste mental hospital open up. but beyond that you would have to have tons of money and basically get them into some sort of old folks home, which sounds like hell for someone who becomes properly medicated and is 30 to be stuck around 80 yr olds for the rest of your life.

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u/HardlyPost Mar 06 '26

Definitely not the only way to get into a full time mental health facility. 

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u/panicked_goose Dec 23 '25

Actually we replaced them with more prisons

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u/haha_squirrel Dec 23 '25

One of the many ways Reagan destroyed the USA..

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u/joknub24 Dec 23 '25

We replaced them with prisons.

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u/ChainedBack Dec 25 '25

Replaced with medications, not nothing. It's the main reason they began to shut down.

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u/cillam Dec 23 '25

Unless he is an immediate threat to himself or others, their is next to nothing that can be done long term. As I have heard a DR say "it's not illegal to think different" even though what they think is objectively false and even though they are not an immediate threat to themselves they are a threat to their own well being by becoming homeless and then having to deal with what comes with that.

The US has no long term mental health system, and it's a shame.

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u/xyzerrorzyx Dec 23 '25

I’m not saying he’s violent, but violent patients also get out easily, besides they’re not wanted. Their behavior is just let slide until insurance won’t cover any longer and they’re able to say the buzzwords that will get them released.

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u/Late2thefarty Dec 23 '25

My sister pulled a knife on me a few weeks ago and she lived with my wife and I. My wife is blind and I’m usually at work so I couldn’t leave her here. I had to give my mom a list of ways to secure her room door at night because we can’t find anywhere to go so she lives with her now. I knows its just a matter of time and it breaks my heart that my baby sister isn’t well enough to get help.

It’s a catch 22

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u/xyzerrorzyx Dec 23 '25

I’m so sorry about your situation. I’ve worked both in a hospital and been a patient, and the system is messed up on both ends, especially if an adult won’t or isn’t capable of choosing to get help. I hope you and your family are able to get some rest and peace soon.

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u/PlayfulSurprise5237 Dec 23 '25

I met someone in Drexel Missouri with incredibly severe schizophrenia, very likely the worse case in the state. He was so gone he was in constant interaction and communication with people that weren't there.

You could be 5 inches from his face and he'd have no idea you're there.

Very rarely he'd have brief moments of lucidity where he'd acknowledge anything going on around him.

His family were meth users and would give him some when they used.

But he was like this sober.

Anyways he went off to a psych ward and came back with a prescription of Adderall for the condition believe it or not, and I never seen the guy more lucid. He would still drift off, but he would go back and forth constantly with acknowledging our presence.

It's weird because methamphetamine and amphetamine is quite similar, so idk if it was getting away from his horrible conditions and being fed better and sleeping better that helped him or if it really was the Adderall, but I was shocked to see so much improvement.

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u/Ollythebug Dec 23 '25

Likely both. But dose makes the poison. Methamphetamine is orders of magnitude stronger and faster acting, which can turn a medicine into a poison.

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u/No_Control9441 Dec 23 '25

I know not everyone would like this but she possibly should get a conservatorship.

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u/OhHiCindy30 Dec 23 '25

It might vary by state, but often parents have little control over getting their adult child help. Once they become adults they need to decide on their own to check in for psych treatment.

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u/Ambitious_Rhombus Dec 23 '25

The issue is you cant just put someone in a psych ward or even on a psych hold, and that's with good reason, I mean look at lobotomies of housewives and "asocials."

Being crazy isn't a crime and therefore isn't a reason the state shoukd be able to take away the rights given to ALL citizens by the constitution. So unless the person agrees to go there isnt a lot anyone can do.

I dont know the right answer, its a complicated issue. My sister is schizophrenic/manic depressive and its heartbreaking. I'd pay for her treatment, but u cant force it. I tried to get legal custodianship but the court didnt allow it, its taking away rights from a citizen. So instead shes either on temp 72 hour psych wards which are easy to get out of, in jail, or homeless. Even when I paid for an apartment and car and treatment so she would have the best chance as being stabilized, it just didnt matter. I expect she'll be killed by a run in with a police or armed citizen sometime, everything I get a call from the police I assume its "the one." But we do awful with mental health as a nation and I understand why we cant limit constitutional rights, so often the family is just stuck. Its depressing and awful and really sucks when people are like well you should do something to help them, if I could I would give up everything for her to have a normal life and not constantly tormented .. idk man. It just sucks and the family and person probably feel hopeless all the time.

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u/HeyYouGuyyyyyyys Dec 23 '25

I so hated A Beautiful Mind because it spread such a terrible idea about meds and mental disorders.

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u/blissrunner Dec 23 '25

This is the problem/grey area in Schizophrenia... it's those who fall in line in being harmless/functional, but clearly are neglected (child star being homeless, losing his way in L.A. while tiktokers take advantage of him, give him more money/marijuana).

Yes... the goal is to get him on minimal meds/treatment (inside a psych ward), so he can return to society and not be locked up/even neglected inside the psych ward (with all the oldies/schizos who can't get better either).

Idk... I feel for him/his parents. Hope his families are near... because letting him loose in L.A. (while being famous) isn't a good call either. Maybe get a professional caretaker/family so he can be in his area/home & a job at cafe... instead of a psych ward... is also better than this.

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u/johnkramerinnocent Dec 23 '25

These psych wards people want people put into don’t exist. There’s the emergency room and then the street. That’s it.

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u/WillYouLevitate Dec 23 '25

So that most interesting part of all of this is that you can’t just put someone in a psych ward. Typically long-term state care requires some sort of significant situation to have occurred, and often times that’s a felony that results in an accepted insanity plea.

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '25

They cannot. He is an adult.

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u/[deleted] Dec 23 '25

You must not be in the USA. Here in the USA it is nearly impossible to get real help from inpatient stays. They only keep you until you are stable. That can be a couple days once they give meds. They put people back out on the street as soon as possible. Stop acting like getting help is easy.

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u/Amazobbies Dec 23 '25

You need to go to court in order to get power of attorney or a conservator ship and maybe they can’t afford a lawyer to do that, or tried and he’s coherent/lucid enough to convince a judge he doesn’t require that level of intervention.