Does the state have the right to interfere or intervene and remove children from the home because it believes parents are negligent in caring for the child's mental and physical health? Based on the parent's refusal to administer prescribed drugs deemed harmful in exchange for alternative medicine? This dilemma is discussed by Corey Williams of the Associated Press, author of "Mother Battles Michigan over Daughter's Medicine" about Maryann Godboldo who decided to stop treating her daughter, Ariana, with the antipsychotic drug Risperdal to take a more holistic approach to illness. her daughter's health problems. This includes his confrontation with the police due to negligent actions and behavior. Williams takes into consideration Ariana's past and present health problems and whether the child has been correctly diagnosed with a mental disorder and given appropriate treatment. Williams believes the state has the upper hand in proving that she is indeed negligent and a hindrance to her son's health. Williams begins with Godboldo refusing to let the authorities take his son, which led to Godboldo being jailed and Ariana being admitted to a mental hospital. Williams adds that "She is now at odds with the Department of Human Services over her parental rights as a mother to determine whether Ariana should continue to take Risperdal and over the government's role in her child's well-being." Godboldo attributes her daughter's health problems to negligence and vaccinations, without disclosing documented medical evidence. She says she says her daughter responds better to holistic treatment than conventional medicine. She then points out that Human Services is not as convinced as she is of holistic treatment and "that on paper its actions towards the police are in self-defense. According to Williams the state could deem parents negligent based on their decisions about how it will be regulated their children's health care if their decisions go against the standards that the State considers appropriate for that child's well-being. Parents' reasons for such changes in treatment should be substantiated and, if wrongly accused of negligence, should be managed without the use of excessive force. Williams also takes into consideration the use Risperdal has on a child and whether there may have been undefined diagnoses to accurately prescribe a certain medical treatment for a child. as well as pre-existing ones, should be examined by parents, doctors, etc., including their input in determining a best course of action for the treatment of children to determine or avoid negligence. ”