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I met a client picked up on a bench warrant today. He had pulled his arms and head into his county blues when I came into the lock-up. This didn't strike me as a big deal, I figured he must be sleeping. When I called his name he pulled his head out and peeled open his eyes. Then he started rocking and moaning and telling me he didn't feel well, but could not be any more specific than that. He said he didn't need to see a doctor. I thought he was just being whiny and trying to manipulate me. I am not equipped to tell the difference between physical health crisis/mental health crisis/substance abuse withdrawals/fakers! I continued to talk to him and figured out that he might have some mental health issues going on. Then I looked him up in the system and saw that he had been on suicide watch over the weekend...continue to full post

Full post as published by Ipse Dixit on May 27, 2008 (boomark / email).