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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]His trauma is long term and I’m not sure inpatient would be helpful. 
Dad (friend has been divorced since he was a toddler) would abuse his stepbrother in front of him. Mom couldn’t get custody removed because as long as the child is not abused, Dad has parental rights. So low levels of acting out most of his young life. He’s been in therapy for most of it. Within the past 6 months he’s moved to a therapist who specializes in trauma.

She is also working with a county social worker who is the one who put the remove everything plan into place.

Hoping others here had other suggestions. [/quote]

PP here who suggested IEP and possibly PHP and IOP. Value of inpatient is this. It's a break to reset. It gives doctors an opportunity to figure out medication in a controlled setting. It gives a kid tools such as figuring out what triggers them and how to react when they are triggered. It gives kids the opportunity to meet other troubled kids - which can be a double edged sword but from what I've seen with my son, the good outweighs the potential for problems.

After inpatient kids often step down to PHP and then IOP. At the IOP stage they transition back to school with professional support. In addition to the benefit of the program's it gives parents an opportunity to get supports in place for success in school.

A full course of inpatient, PHP and IOP can be six weeks. If you look at extended PHP and IOP, like Northstar, I think that goes on for months, maybe even the full school year.

To people who think you can force a kid who is suffering from mental health issues to go to school, you are kidding yourselves. If they could go, they would. It isn't a behavior problem. [/quote]

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