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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New poster here with another 13YO DD in a mental health crisis. Currently hospitalized in Dominion. Was hospitalized 2 weeks ago for the first time in another hospital. This thread helped me in two ways: I got a window alarm and I got Bark. Bark was an app that I saw mentioned here for the first time. I got it during her first hospitalization and it really helped me get in front of what was going to be her first real suicide attempt. I was able to get her to talk with the suicide hotline and the next morning to put her safety plan in action. I don't think Bark is 100% but it let me know enough to know her plans. The window alarm was helpful because she wasn't able to sneak out to CVS to buy the pills she had been planning to buy (which I know thanks to Bark).

Am currently looking at PHPs in the area for her next stop on this horrible journey. But thinking about school too. She's only in 7th grade. What kind of IEP should I start thinking about? What kind of school support should I be asking for when she goes to a PHP? (Partial hospitalization program)
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I’m sorry. It’s a tough place to be in. Definitely start the IEP process.  It takes awhile to get it in place and might not even be in place before this PHP. So you might need to informally work with counselors to make sure school work is sent to the PHP if they request it. You might also need the equivalent of home and hospital services if your daughter is capable.

As to IEP services for PHP, it will depend on what type of PHP - daily during the school day, after school?

You will also need supports for going back to school. Will you need a special placement or can she return to her home school - that will have to be decided.

There are things like a flash pass and extra time which are pretty generic to everyone. But the specifics of her plan are going to depend on her condition. Most important thing is to get the IEP ball rolling. It was a long process for us because things had to keep getting moved due to frequent hospitalizations. It took four extra months to get a plan in place. [/quote]

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