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When parents disagree about mental health intervention for their child

My teenage daughter has been cutting herself and my husband thinks we should handle it privately as a family while I think she needs professional help immediately, and we're fighting about it while she's getting worse and can probably hear us arguing downstairs.

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A crisis is revealing fundamental differences in how two people understand care, control, and asking for help.

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