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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It will be deeply traumatizing. They will have no privacy, no modesty. [/quote] I agree with this. Just the experience scared my kid straight; she never wanted to go through that again and worked hard to get better. It’s been two years and she still struggles but at least the self harm stopped. We went to the children’s ER at Inova. DC was wanded, given a gown and paper underwear while all personal belongings were bagged. Someone was assigned to sit in the cubicle with us at all times. DC had a telemedicine visit with a psychiatrist and went through a physical exam and bloodwork. We were waiting for a bed (which could have been anywhere in the state, DC would have been transported without us by ambulance) and they had no idea how long we’d be in the ER waiting on availability. We ultimately decided to create a safety plan with the on call doc and take DC home because the entire experience was horrible. [/quote]
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