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[quote=Anonymous]BTDT mom here. Kid was violent, using drugs, cutting, suicide attempts that resulted in some long term medical damage. Kid was hospitalized many times and went through two rounds of residential. Honestly when you can’t get them the help they need there is no reason to feel guilty for sending them to residential treatment. It’s not like you have options.

FWIW, mine is doing well. He still has psychiatric problems, sees a therapist and takes medication. But he graduated from HS, got a job, bought a car and it’s been over two years since an inpatient admission. Had it not been for residential, I think he’d be dead. It was expensive and we wiped out bank account to pay for it - insurance paid a fraction of the cost.  But I love my kid so much and feel so lucky that we found treatment that worked that I have no regrets. But even if it had t worked I’d have no regrets because i would be able to say I tried everything.

If you haven’t found a place yet, good luck. We used RT before covid and the teen mental health crisis and before there were wait lists. It was unbelievably hard to find a program that would take a kid with my son’s profile. [/quote]

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