Dallas County DA Hawk battled paranoia, had ‘break with reality,’ friend says
Dallas County District Attorney Susan Hawk has been battling a mental illness for several months, despite at least one attempt at an intervention, a family friend said Wednesday night.
Dallas lawyer Bob Hinton, who is also Hawk’s neighbor, said he and others have noticed bouts of paranoia and mistrust since Hawk became district attorney in January.
“It has been obvious to those of us who know and love Susan that she has problems, emotional problems, and needs help,” Hinton said. “We’ve tried to get her to recognize that and help her. It just appears to me that she … has been in denial.”
Hawk is staying at an in-state treatment facility after announcing this week that she needed to take time to recover from a “serious episode of depression.” She has been off work since at least Aug. 3 and is expected to be gone through at least the end of September.
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Earlier threads:
Friends, colleagues say Dallas County DA Susan Hawk spent time in drug rehab March 27. 2015
Dallas County DA absent for three weeks; addiction rumors start swirling August 23, 2015
Dallas Democrats: DA Susan Hawk ‘needs to do her job or resign’ August 24, 2015
Dallas County DA Susan Hawk takes leave to battle depression August 25, 2015
Dallas County DA Susan Hawk is at Texas facility for depression treatment August 26, 2015
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