One of my high school friends is really in over his head. He knocked up his girlfriend, married her, and had the kid. She is INSANE, like Brynn Hartman insane (Phil Hartman's wife who was jealous, threw temper tantrums in public for attention, and shot Phil and herself). She has severe issues and had no inhibitions about them. Being around her is like walking on a minefield covered with eggshells. She's really violent, and abuses the fact that he won't hit a woman and doesn't want to call the cops on her. He's been knocked unconscious, he's had to get treatment to testicular damage several times, and he looks like Tina Turner in terms of scrapes, bruises, etc. I'm going to respect his decision not to call the cops, but I do want to let him know his alternatives.
I know that there are ways around the cops if you report the person to psychiatric services. Any idea on how to do that, or get the person under a conservatorship? Can he call the ER and tell them that someone needs an emergency psych evaluation? Can he call the local mental institutions?
Please give me some options to give him. I'm not going to get directly involved (like call the cops or get her committed) unless it starts involving me, like if she hit me. It's not fair that she's abusing him, and it's dangerous because there's a kid involved.



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