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[quote=Anonymous]One, I work in Psych and his parents have to give consent for any meds he would receive (unless shot in the butt as last-ditch, temporary remedy for dangerous aggression).  No one will be giving him medications in-patient without your knowledge and agreement.

Two, I am in my late 40s and tried to kill myself as a teenager.  And I remember a classmate who succeeded (we weren't close; his suicide had nothing to do with my attempt).  It happened then and it happens much more frequently than is publicly tracked, now.

I agree with those posters who have suggested looking for an ER of a hospital which has an adolescent in-patient psych ward, and taking him there.  I talk to kids who have tried to kill themselves (among other issues) and I can't remember one who seemed to still resent the person who warned the parent, guidance counselor, or whomever.  Friends, siblings. Treat this as a matter of life or death because it is.

P.S. I have taken an antidepressant for a long time now (with two or three stints of discontinuing them to see if still necessary).  I can tell you it is a huge help and I haven't been suicidal since my teenage attempts.  I take my meds because I function great on them, not well without.[/quote]

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