[Noisebridge-discuss] dealing with a troubled young lady?
Casey Callendrello
c1 at caseyc.net
Tue Aug 10 18:16:43 UTC 2010
Not being in the space, I don't know the magnitude of the issue, but
there are some decent acute mental health resources in the city. Check
out http://www.namisf.org/crisis-serv.html.
I wouldn't be put off by the term 'crisis'. In order to receive acute
care (as opposed to long-term), potential patients must first be
evaluated by crisis-oriented personnel.
HTH,
--Casey
On 8/10/10 11:09 AM, Ronald Cotoni wrote:
> I would suggest talking to the sister in private then. Perhaps do
> some googling on her name to see if she is missing. you know normal stuff
>
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Gian Pablo Villamil
> <gian.pablo at gmail.com <mailto:gian.pablo at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Well, she clearly has psychiatric issues. Could be some kind of
> Tourette's, bizarre stream of consciousness. Highly articulate tho.
>
> Her story is that her sister has been named as her conservator?
> guardian? and will not send her money directly. She wants to the money
> to go back to Philadelphia.
>
> It seems extremely dodgy to me. She has a brand-new laptop.
>
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Cris <crisachow14 at gmail.com
> <mailto:crisachow14 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > Why does she need someone to pretend they're her roommate? Why
> can't she
> > just ask her sister herself?
> > It sounds like a bit of a weird story.
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Gian Pablo Villamil
> <gian.pablo at gmail.com <mailto:gian.pablo at gmail.com>>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> So someone rings the doorbell, comes upstairs, and it is a clearly
> >> troubled young lady, talking very very fast about a number of
> >> complicated things, and basically wanting someone to pretend to
> be her
> >> roommate so that her sister will send her money.
> >>
> >> Someone must have sent her here, she knows about Noisebridge.
> Anyone know
> >> her?
> >>
> >> She's wearing a medical wristband. I could not make out the name.
> >>
> >> I've told her to calm down, that there is no hurry, and to have
> some
> >> water.
> >>
> >> What next?
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