My partners ex has been taken into hospital last weekend and is still there. She has a serious drinking problem is a narcissist and has been making our lives a nightmare for years. She is a terrible parent but has to control us all. She can't bare for anyone to be happy. 
 

It looks like she won't be coming out any time soon. When she comes out she will need carers etc. Partners daughter is 12. It has been a bad situation with her mother for a long time but my partner is terrified of her. Anyway finally today he has contacted social services, school and set the ball rolling to get some sort of help. 
 

The ex has isolated herself from everyone and has no family or friends. She left her daughter with us last Saturday and never got let out. My partner works shifts and lives 45 mins from me to fascilitate the daughters school. He can't work around both ends of the school day. I can't support from here due to the distance, my child and work on a daily basis. He has taken two weeks unpaid leave already. He has to go back to work next week. It is pretty clear she shouldn't have the child back anyway but now physically can't. 
 

I could have her here which would be a much better and more stable life for her. We have never been able to move in together full time because of the ex. My partner has to be around constantly for her not being picked up, left at friends and being drunk.  However the ex isn't going to allow it and more to the point we would have to change the school. Can anyone give any advice? Currently we are totally stuck because of the mother who rarely has her, before this was emotionally abusive and drunk and now can't look after her at all. We are waiting for social services to come back to us I just wondered if anyone has any thoughts?

I get he should have done something about this along time ago I have been going mad for years and now she finally actually half killed herself he is taking action.