Q: Abusive mother with munchausens; how can I make sure she gets treatment and also keep my younger siblings safe?
My mother has munchausens and munchausen by proxy, and because shes incredibly manipulative, my grandmother (whom she lives with) refuses to force her to get help, or see that she needs it. Two of my other siblings still live at home, (one was damaged so much by the unnecessary medication that he's now in state custody, still no charges) and are obviously significantly impacted by this and her emotional abuse. What can I do??? And if she was forced to get help would my siblings be put in foster care??
A: Contact children's services and advise them of the problems. The siblings could go to foster care, or into the custody of another family member.
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