A parent fights to get services for her daughter in this article from Pathways To Positive Futures, Focal Point Research Review Journal.

 

I sought open-minded and ethical professionals to give me information and their opinions. I scoured the internet for information about adolescent behavioral health and treatment approaches. I networked with advocates, who helped me to learn what to say to hospital staff, administrators, and insurance managers to remind them that they were in part responsible for my daughter’s safety, even after she was discharged from their care. I researched comprehensive treatment planning and medical case management. Because I was determined to do everything possible to afford my child the opportunity to survive whatever was plaguing her, I stepped into the role of coordinating all of her care. I learned about treatment options and a variety of providers.  I learned how the current system works so that I could get it to work for my child.  And the efforts paid off!