Kim Richards’ Child Placed On Involuntary Psychiatric Hold After Bizarre Incident
September 6, 2013 by Lindsay Cronin
Kim Richards has been secretly dealing with a heartbreaking ordeal regarding one of her four children. The troubled Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star just completed rehab in 2012 after suffering from addiction issues for several years and now, she’s been faced with yet another challenge.
According to reports, Kim’s child, who hasn’t been named, was placed on an involuntary hold back in July after an odd incident on the streets of Los Angeles. Months later, Kim has been forced to care for the child along with a mental health professional.
Neighbors “called the police in July after Kim’s child was naked in the street, and talking gibberish. Kim’s child was deemed to be a danger to themselves, and to others, and was taken to the hospital and placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold,” a family source revealed to Radar Online.
“This has stunned Kim and rocked her family,” the source continues. “The patient was released after 72 hours and has been at home with Kim, and continues to get outpatient treatment, including the help of a mental health professional.”
Kim has four children from the ages of 18 to early 20′s, but the source understandably chose to keep the identity of the child a secret.
Kim’s sisters Kyle Richards and Kathy Hilton, the aunt of Paris Hilton, “have been a very strong source of support and comfort during this latest crisis. They may fight, but at the end of the day, are a very strong family,” the source adds. ”Kim and their relative are being looked after, and will come through this. It won’t be easy, but they have each other, and that is all that matters.”