Rehab

LegacyUser

Can you put someone in rehab without their consent? My friends daughter is abusive and violent. They have a barring order but pay her rent as they don;t want her to be on the street. She refuses to work. She has wrecked their house, car, hit them and stole from them. They say she refuses to admit she takes drugs but other parents in the community say she is on hard drugs and it's common knowledge. She drinks all the time. When she was at home they didn;t give her money but found loads stashed as if she is dealing. I understand they don't want to kick her out and cut her off- they love her and don't want her to end up worse but she refuses help. They are arguing now with each but no one has a solution

JuliusCaesar

The parents need to talk to someone - counsellor, social worker, drug agency. They need advice and support. otherwise they'll just keep repeating the same stuff over and over.

northern lights

No, sorry but you can't put someone in rehab without their consent. They have to want to do it for themselves.
It's a hellish situation for them to be in but I'd suggest judging by her past behaviour they definately keep the barring order in place and give her a deadline of a month or two in which to get professional help otherwise they cut off her rent allowance.
By continuing to pay her rent they are in fact enabling her to continue with her behaviour but she has to come a point where she realises that her actions have serious consequences and that her parents aren't going to bail her out financially anymore.
I'd also suggest counselling for both parents as they're also going to need lots of support to get through this....