“I am the aunt and guardian of a 16 year old young lady who has experienced great loss and abandonment throughout her life. As a result of her traumatic childhood, she suffered a complete mental crisis. I found myself ill-equipped to handle what was before us.
While faced with helping her, I had to contend with DC&P and the family court system who filed an abandonment charge against me because of my refusal to discharge her from the hospital. I was able to successfully argue in court that we needed immediate and intensive treatment to save her life. The judge agreed and ordered CMO; at the time we had no idea what this organization was about.
After the order was given, we met our Care Manager within days of the judgment and she took us step by step, explaining the process and what would happen long term and short term. I am so impressed with her dedication and thoroughness concerning us. She is a constant scheduler and organizes all of my niece’s services. She has also made sure that I had support through FSO to help me help my niece navigate the rest of her life. CMO has been the blessing we needed in our darkest hour, but it was made seamless because of our Care Manager.”