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On bad days, Elli can become violent. She has broken nine windows and, just a few weeks earlier, a mirror in school. It led to 11 stitches.
In April, after Elli attacked her mom and then her sister, Cyndi knew she couldnât avoid the ER any longer.
But after arriving at the emergency room at Childrenâs Hospital in Detroit, Jensen did not feel relief knowing that her daughterâs pain would soon subside.
âWeâve been through this several times,â she said, âand each time Iâm still stunned that it hasnât gotten any better.â
While Childrenâs Hospital of Michigan could hold Elli, they had no psychiatric beds available to treat her. In fact, there were none available in the county, the tri-county or the entire state.
On bad days, Elli can become violent. She has broken nine windows and, just a few weeks earlier, a mirror in school. It led to 11 stitches.
In April, after Elli attacked her mom and then her sister, Cyndi knew she couldnât avoid the ER any longer.
But after arriving at the emergency room at Childrenâs Hospital in Detroit, Jensen did not feel relief knowing that her daughterâs pain would soon subside.
âWeâve been through this several times,â she said, âand each time Iâm still stunned that it hasnât gotten any better.â
While Childrenâs Hospital of Michigan could hold Elli, they had no psychiatric beds available to treat her. In fact, there were none available in the county, the tri-county or the entire state.