As difficult an experience as it is for adolescents to face
and undergo treatment for a Mental Illness or Disorder, we understand that it
is also a very difficult time for the parents as well. In the specific case of
Adolescent Self-Injury Treatment, there are a number of different complicated
factors at play that bring about an array of questions and concerns, not the
least of which is, why are the teens are hurting themselves in the first place? In our own treatment plans, we go to great
lengths to support parents as best as possible, in both individual and family
therapy sessions. This page provides
just a few pieces of advice we’ve learned throughout this time with parents at
our treatment center.
