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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP, I realized I phrased that in a confusing way.  For my niece, it did result in a CPS visit and it really made things even harder for her parents and her.  Don't wait on this.[/quote]

Not the OP, but an earlier PP. What was your niece diagnosed with?[/quote]

It's still being hashed out with further treatment, but at the very least, major depression, PTSD with anxiety and panic disorder traits as well.  No abuse, but she was a social butterfly and Covid really did a number on that.  Combine that with puberty hormones, and then she found her sibling not breathing in the middle of the night and although she saved his life and helped unearth a hidden condition it really sent her off the rails.  There was a suicide attempt and an episode of running away.  But, the mental health system in our country right now is stressed to the limits.  The whole time, her parents are trying to get her in everywhere and anywhere, school is involved, and even the ER had to release her because there are no beds.

Ironically, when CPS came, they basically threw their hands in the air and told them we've done everything we can.  If getting you involved will help us get treatment, then HELP US!  She was not removed from the home and was able to get treatment fairly quickly, but it was degrading and demoralizing, and unbelievably scary for the whole family to have to get to that point when they were trying to be responsible the whole time.

Thanks for reading if you got this far...we special needs parents know the shortcomings of our institutions and my heart breaks every time a kid goes without help.  These are UMC people too, it can happen to any of us. Also, this wasn't in our area...different areas are having different shortages.[/quote]

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