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When investing in your child's mental health threatens your future security

My college-age daughter asked to borrow money for therapy and I said yes but I'm cutting back on my retirement savings and I'm scared.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Supporting a child's immediate needs can directly undermine a parent's long-term stability, creating cascading vulnerabilities.

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