Cherry. He's gone, but the drama has not

[Cherry]

Sara, i didnt see you post last night, we must have wrote at the same time. It sounds like services in the US are far better than here. Unfortunately, the first point of call is the police who do a wellbeing check on the person, and if they feel that person is ok they drop it. Unfortunately, due to budget cuts, the police are very stretched, so other more serious (to them) emergencies take over. Plus, they aren't trained in the mental health field so I don't think they know what to look for. Every interaction I had with them, I told them he will lie and he is very convincing. My relative who works as a mental health attorney said this is a very distressed person who needs help. I just want someone to take me serious, do a proper assessment and take the recording and listen for themselves. I don't know why this isn't happening. Please rest assured that I am staying calm, I'm tossing the life raft but not swimming out. I'm remarkably calm considering.

Surfer, calling the police again is a good idea, I shall do that. MIL has been heavily involved. They visited us late one night and we gave statements and went through a lot of their admin with them. We have since both been contacting and said how we now have recordings, and told them of his plan. It's so hard hitting all these walls, I've been frustrated many times on the phone and said he has a plan, I have recordings, and he has pretty much told me the exact date (today, his bday), and is he supposed to just become a statistic as no one is willing to properly assess him. I'm not necessarily saying section him, but help him!