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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Getting the kid to the ER is a good first step! They will go through regular triage at the ER and then into the ER psych ward. There will be a lot of waiting. Eventually, they will see a doctor who will do an assessment of whether they seem to be in immediate danger.

Depending on the results of that assessment, they will either be admitted on a psych hold or released with recommendation to follow up with their pediatrician or mental health provider.

Suicidal ideation and attempting suicide have slightly different assessment/next steps paths. [/quote]

OMG! Have you ever taken a mentally ill child to the ER around here? That is not at all what happens.[/quote]

Wow, that is really insensitive. Yes, I took my mentally ill 12-year-old to Childrens ER for suicidal ideation last fall. My kid told a friend they were in crisis, the friend told a teacher, the counselor at school did a high-level screening, and I got a call at work. We went immediately from school to the Childrens ER and spent the next 8-9 hours there.[/quote]

We took our child to Childrens ER. We were there for maybe two hours. There were no inpatient beds anywhere in DC, VA or MD. We were told we could leave OR board in the ER. We waited in the ER two days. Still no beds. They discharged us with a piece of paper with outpatient resources. When I called, they were all running waiting lists. [/quote]

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