I've never heard this story before and my gosh it's devastating. Just goes to show you that mother's intuition means everything. WE know our kids best not doctors or authorities. Refuse to leave your child's bedside if you feel at all uncomfortable.

Any psychiatric experts out there who understand what would bring on sudden, acute psychosis in a teen who'd apparently never been ill? Sounds odd to me. Is that common? Sadly, I've seen psychosis in two of my relatives and it has seemed to develop over time. There were signs along the way that something was not right. Then, all Hell broke loose. They didn't just wake up one day and become ill. One relative is dead now and she either put herself in harm's way or someone else put her there (train tracks) because of her vulnerable mental state. Because she could seem quite lucid at times, the psych hospitals wouldn't keep her. It's a sad and complicated issue, treatment of the mentally ill. However, this girl was still legally a child, with a mother who was trying her best to watch out for her. Makes me angry that they didn't listen to her.