Chelsea Thornton 23, 'shot son, 3, drowned her daughter, 4, and then took a bus to hospital as she had a headache'

[Fleta]

It says they sent her home "too soon" on several occasions. I'm not sure how one would go about getting institutionalized. Especially on the government's dime. I wonder if she couldn't afford her meds? It does say she was an unemployed student who had just moved.

[snowfallsoon]

It says they sent her home "too soon" on several occasions. I'm not sure how one would go about getting institutionalized. Especially on the government's dime. I wonder if she couldn't afford her meds? It does say she was an unemployed student who had just moved.

They send everyone home too soon. The only way to get her inpatient would be to show she was a danger to herself or others. And the family doesn't always know what to do, they aren't experts.

[morbidT]

It says they sent her home "too soon" on several occasions. I'm not sure how one would go about getting institutionalized. Especially on the government's dime. I wonder if she couldn't afford her meds? It does say she was an unemployed student who had just moved.

This. This really burns my biscuits.