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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Treat it as you would any other illness because it is. If you'd send a card or meal if she broke her back then send one for this circumstance. The silence implies shame. You are very kind OP. [/quote]

I know you mean well with this comment.  But as a parent that has experienced both - suicide attempts by one kid and a broken back with another - these are not even remotely in the same category.  A broken back is inconvenient, painful and limiting.  But the treatment is pretty straightforward, accessible and covered by insurance.  There are no waitlists.  It doesn't require you to take long periods of time off work and make daily visits to a hospital during specified visiting hours that are not likely to be the least bit convenient.  It doesn't require research into options, applications for admission to treatment, and so many out of pocket costs that sometimes you wonder if you will be able to pay all of the bills.  And, most of the time, your child will recover from a broken back but, one of the overwhelming things about mental health issues is that you spend so much time and feel so much dread waiting for the next crisis.

I do agree that the silence implies shame.  [/quote]

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