I live in a posh area and nearby, there’s a young woman who is extremely mentally unwell. Her dh has left recently. Her children are not getting to school. They’re not being fed proper meals. The mother leaves them with whoever she can pay/bribe to watch them for her, usually cleaners. Her live in house staff have all left as they can’t take it anymore. She cannot put anyone’s needs before her own. She doesn’t work but always has ‘important calls’ to make.
She’s taking many prescription drugs.
The crisis team have visited, social services have visited, the police have visited. (Police are very regular now) Nothing is being done. It’s getting worse. The children are now trying to get into my house or the mother bangs on the door pushing them through telling me she’s desperate as she has such important business to attend to. I’m working from home and it’s causing major disruption. Tonight I broke - I told her this is unacceptable and she must get help. It falls on deaf ears. Why aren’t any authorities doing anything? Is it because it’s clear she has money? Why haven’t any authorities actually gone in her house? She always persuades them to speak outside. Because the house is disgusting inside. At least there are cleaners going in now. I just feel I can’t take any more. I hate seeing the children suffer like this but the more we help the less likely it is she will get help I think. Also she’s accused a couple of neighbours of very serious crimes and I’m worried if I get too helpful/involved she might turn on me and I’ll get accused of something next.
Another neighbour got a text last night asking if she would put her children to bed for her! We’ve got our own children, it’s very hard to manage all this.