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How to support a depressed teenager while managing your own guilt and helplessness

My 16-year-old is depressed and in therapy but I feel helpless watching them struggle and wonder if I caused this somehow.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A child's mental health crisis triggers both fierce protectiveness and devastating self-examination in parents.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The parent's inner life — what children bring up?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.