Oh for the love of lockdown...

A couple weeks ago, we had a particularly unstable client run away. She has been on the run since, and has been calling the facility all the time. This evening, I answered the phone and she said, "I'm outside". I tried to get her to tell me where particularly, is she on campus. Yes. Then she said, "Come outside. I have a gun.". I handed the phone to a staff that knew her better, and she said the same thing. A. hung up on her and called the supervisor. We spent the remainder of the evening on "code red". We were completely locked down. Nobody can come in or out of any buildings - on shift staff can not leave, oncoming staff can not come in. Clients have to be in their rooms with windows and blinds shut. The police came, and I had to give a statement to them. They spent several hours searching the campus with dogs. (Incidentally, it was snowing.)

Makes for an interesting night...