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Parents of teen suicide sue County Mother said 16-year-old had troubles
with alcohol
BYLINE: By Tim Hay, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: REDWOOD CITY
The parents of a teen who hanged himself while being treated at the Day Top Village drug rehabilitation center are suing San Mateo County, two counselors and a doctor, saying their son was misdiagnosed for depression and that gross
negligence contributed to his suicide.

Alan and Vicki Henry say their son Will, who was 16 when he died, should have been kept in a locked mental health facility, and are seeking unspecified damages.

The case was recently thrown out of federal court when a judge found no federal violations, County Counsel Tom Casey said Thursday.

"It's a complete tragedy, but I don't think anybody did anything wrong," he said. "That's what came out of the federal court."

Will Henry was arrested in April 2000, the suit said. His mother told The Times in 2001 he had problems with alcohol.

According to the suit:
Henry told police and probation officials at the time of his arrest that he was considering committing suicide. He was sent to the psychiatric unit at St. Mary's Hospital in San Francisco, where a doctor prescribed 10 milligrams of Prozac a day.

When Henry became restless and uncomfortable, his dosage was doubled.

After a short stay at St. Mary's, Henry was moved to Hillcrest Juvenile Hall, where he continued to take Prozac but got no other treatment for depression.

On May 22, after less than a month in juvenile hall, Henry was released to Day Top Village, a residential drug treatment program.

At the rehab, Dr. Don Mordecai doubled Henry's Prozac dosage to 40 milligrams a day, though the suit claims the teen was suffering from "Akathisia," a side-effect of antipsychotic medications and antidepressants characterized by
extreme restlessness and increased depression.

The suit doesn't indicate whether Henry was ever diagnosed with Akathisia, which, according to the Scottish Medical Journal, can lead to "increased risk of suicide and violence."

According to the lawsuit, "Will's condition went from one of a passive, depressive nature into an actively anxious, severely suicidal condition, which put him at even higher risk of self-injury and death."

The suit also claims Henry made repeated threats about killing himself while at Day Top, and that he cut himself with razor blades and paper clips.

Anticipating a visit from his mother on June 13, Will told several counselors he planned to steal money from her, then walk out of the facility and kill himself, according to the suit.

Though he didn't steal from his mother, five days after the visit he left the center in the evening -- stuffing clothing inside his blankets to make it look like he was sleeping, his mother said -- and hanged himself, according to the
suit.

The Henrys, who could not be reached for comment Thursday, are suing the County, Day Top, Dr. Mordecai and two counselors.

Claims made in a lawsuit give only one side of a story. A spokesman said Day Top makes it a policy not to speak about its current or former clients.


HEARTBREAKING STORY  TOO BAD HE TRAUMATIZED STAFF CANNOT SUE THE FAMILY.....

Also, please try not to let the trolls and assorted characters who, at times, dominate fornits dissuade you from participating in the DAYTOP forum.

o my  i see therapy hasnt helped yet

And judging from the posts on other threads pertaining to DAYTOP, this recent release of information coming out of Millbrook has hit a nerve.

From what I gather, that organization is to this day as corrupt and abusive as it ever was.

Can you tell us anything further about "Troy" and/or "Priscilla"?


DO YOU HAVE A LIFE??? GET A GIRLFRIEND OR BETTER YET A THERAPIST OR JUYST JOIN A GYM...MOVE ON
TELL ME MORE ABOUT PRISCILLA OR TROY- 25K A YEAR COUNSELORS? LOSER..GET LAID THEN POST

n the past month 3 staff members hit teenage clients at DAYTOP Millbrook. 1.Priscilla was suspended and returned after punching a girl that punched her. Troy, another clinical staff member was jumped by and fought a client "Mike R and his gang" who now believes he runs the facility because of a possible lawsuit. and the best news is L. Holloway Rivera (Parties by L http://www.myspace.com/suburbiannubian Passion Party Diva http://yourpassionconsultant.com/consul ... ntact.html http://twitter.com/LoveLessonsByL has been hitting clients and passing it off as love taps (that can be heard from across noisy rooms when her hand makes contact) was fired last week after a client reported holloway to her judge and an investigation ensued.


I SEE YOUR 3RD FLOOR SOURCE ISNT AWARE OF THE HIPPA VIOLATIONS HE JUST VIOLATED IN MENTIONING MIKE R...POOR INNOCENT MIKE R...KIDS WHO INSTIGATED A RIOT AND ACT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST A POOR 25K A YEAR GUY WHO ACTUALLY THOUGHT HE WAS DOING THIS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A PERSONS LIFE...TEL;L YOUR SOURCE TO GET OFF HIS ASS AND CHIP INTO MAKE DIFFERENCE

Well. Imagine you tried pot a few times or even were a casual smoker, got sent to a program like Daytop, and ended up being programmed into believing you were some sort of uncontrollable drug fiend (they would reframe the actions in your past to constitute grave flaws and signs of "illness"... that's the history revision I'm talking about). Two things would then happen on leaving the cult: you would become an uncontrollable drug fiend the likes of which do not occur naturally and you would see other casual pot smokers (or even those who experimented) as destined to inevitably become uncontrollable drug fiends. In their best interest (especially if you were a parent) you would then coerce or convince the hapless pot smoker that: you were just like him, he is destined to become an uncontrollable drug user, and he needs treatment (you would then refer to the program). Without realizing it, you're performing a missionary action as a deployable agent of the cult.

Ironically, this just repeats the cycle and does far more harm than good, simply resulting in one more debilitated human being.

PS: if you've done this, don't beat yourself up about it. I've done it before I realized what was up. Nobody should be blamed for what they do in ignorance, IMO.


IM GLAD YOUR NOT MY COUNSELOR IN TREATEMT...I GUESS YOU HAVENT DONE MUCH WORK WITH HE PARENTS AND THEV STAKEHOLDERS THAT SENT THEM TO TREATMENT...POOR INOCENT BABIES THAT INNOCENTLY SMOKED POT, DOSRES[ECTED THERE FAMILIES, ROBBED THERE NEIGHBORS HOMES....YOUR A FUCKIN IDIOT...

My source has confirmed that what you reported yesterday is entirely accurate.

Thank you, and please don't stop posting here about DAYTOP.

Also, please try not to let the trolls and assorted characters who, at times, dominate fornits dissuade you from participating in the DAYTOP forum.

I try to keep the DAYTOP forum a "safe place" that is removed from the Jerry Springerish drama and all that.



MY SOURCE IS WHO EXACTLY...THE SPINELESS CHARECTOR WHO SITS IN HIS CORNER OFFICE LIKE THE WASHER WOMAN WHO'D RATHER CALL HIS GIRLFRIEND THEN DO SHIT AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE...DAYTOP IS FILLED WITH WASHER WOMAN THAT SIT ALONG THE RIVER GOSSIPING ABOUT THE LIVES OF OTHERS...REAL RECOVERY GOING ON ON THESE BLURBS....