Laura Craciun

Well, we attempted 16 times with police and ERs. Then at one point, the police had to come to the house. There were eight EMT professionals that were called in because he kept pointing at everyone saying, you know, look at me, look at me. Because he believed he could control you with his eyes. And he was saying things like, I'm faster than a speeding bullet. And he was acting psychotic.

Well, we attempted 16 times with police and ERs. Then at one point, the police had to come to the house. There were eight EMT professionals that were called in because he kept pointing at everyone saying, you know, look at me, look at me. Because he believed he could control you with his eyes. And he was saying things like, I'm faster than a speeding bullet. And he was acting psychotic.

So they put him in a four-point restraint and took him to the hospital immediately.

So they put him in a four-point restraint and took him to the hospital immediately.

So they put him in a four-point restraint and took him to the hospital immediately.

The physician took us in a room and said, if Nick smokes marijuana one more time, he could have treatment-resistant bipolar with psychotic features. This was the first we'd ever heard that, and that's when we were finally going to get the help we needed.

The physician took us in a room and said, if Nick smokes marijuana one more time, he could have treatment-resistant bipolar with psychotic features. This was the first we'd ever heard that, and that's when we were finally going to get the help we needed.

The physician took us in a room and said, if Nick smokes marijuana one more time, he could have treatment-resistant bipolar with psychotic features. This was the first we'd ever heard that, and that's when we were finally going to get the help we needed.

And they put him in a forced hospitalization for a month in Worcester and let him go with just a bottle of pills saying, you know, take this medicine. When he came out, he was still psychotic. He did not believe he was mentally ill. And he wasn't better. In fact, he was quite angry.

And they put him in a forced hospitalization for a month in Worcester and let him go with just a bottle of pills saying, you know, take this medicine. When he came out, he was still psychotic. He did not believe he was mentally ill. And he wasn't better. In fact, he was quite angry.

And they put him in a forced hospitalization for a month in Worcester and let him go with just a bottle of pills saying, you know, take this medicine. When he came out, he was still psychotic. He did not believe he was mentally ill. And he wasn't better. In fact, he was quite angry.

And that's when it escalated a little bit further from just acting crazy to holding a knife when it was being used to chop some chicken on the blade end in order to get his father's attention. And his father was very scared. And then he went up to his face, said three times, do you want to die? So that was another hospitalization.

And that's when it escalated a little bit further from just acting crazy to holding a knife when it was being used to chop some chicken on the blade end in order to get his father's attention. And his father was very scared. And then he went up to his face, said three times, do you want to die? So that was another hospitalization.

And that's when it escalated a little bit further from just acting crazy to holding a knife when it was being used to chop some chicken on the blade end in order to get his father's attention. And his father was very scared. And then he went up to his face, said three times, do you want to die? So that was another hospitalization.

And this time at a very reputable, probably the best in the country, McLean Hospital. When they saw that he was unwilling and unable to know that he has a mental illness and that he needs medical treatment, despite his protest, they took him to court and had us testify for two hours at a trial. And they actually...

And this time at a very reputable, probably the best in the country, McLean Hospital. When they saw that he was unwilling and unable to know that he has a mental illness and that he needs medical treatment, despite his protest, they took him to court and had us testify for two hours at a trial. And they actually...

And this time at a very reputable, probably the best in the country, McLean Hospital. When they saw that he was unwilling and unable to know that he has a mental illness and that he needs medical treatment, despite his protest, they took him to court and had us testify for two hours at a trial. And they actually...

did determine that he needs six months of forced hospitalization and forced medicine. But they only kept him for two months and, again, let him go without any follow-up care. We need assisted outpatient treatment in Massachusetts.

did determine that he needs six months of forced hospitalization and forced medicine. But they only kept him for two months and, again, let him go without any follow-up care. We need assisted outpatient treatment in Massachusetts.

did determine that he needs six months of forced hospitalization and forced medicine. But they only kept him for two months and, again, let him go without any follow-up care. We need assisted outpatient treatment in Massachusetts.