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[quote=Anonymous][quote=tabira][quote=Anonymous]I think you'll have to bite the bullet and go with who's available instead of trying to find someone who meets all of your criteria. [/quote]
Sure. If your kid hasn't suffered a lot for years and hasn't been through many providers. And has not attempted suicide recently. Just grab a random provider and hope for the best.

I and my wife are grasping at straws just to make sure we can maximize chances of our kid surviving, until she turns a corner. Trying new providers because she didn't click with existing ones with no progress in more than a year, only to have her try to kill herself.

Nobody in this world is going to take days off looking for right help for her, other than me and my spouse. We don't have the luxury of rolling the dice trying a random available provider.

If you have been fortunate not to have a kid suffering mental illness, I am glad for you and that's just awesome. But please don't post dismissive comments on this topic (not so much you, talking about other posters). I hope you have heard of kids suffering from severe mental health issues in general, and lack of quality providers especially since covid.

If you have faced such issues, and have tons of money to get any top and reputed providers for your kid without worrying about cost from your pocket, yes, please have some empathy, give me some benefit of doubt and don't post dismissive comments.

If you have a child with significant mental health issues, fear losing your kid, and have to rely on insurance, I am all ears.[/quote]

I get your frustration with locating providers and finding a good fit. I also understand what it’s like to have a suicidal child - coming up to the sixth anniversary of the first attempt and there is no end in sight. The pain and the fear are intense. And the pain in the a** that it is to find providers is real.

But your focus on having 5 years of experience seems misplaced. Fit, accessibility, success with your kid are what matters and that can happen with someone in their first year or their 45th year. [/quote]

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