I have spent many years working in CAMHS with young and teenage children alike - it is not easy for the intervening nurses and definitely not at all easy for the parents and siblings - yes far too… - Jonathan Townend, RMN - Editor - Friend of Medium

…it 4th grade, the underlying conditions surfaced with a vengeance and she spiraled downhill rapidly. As she approached 5th grade, nearing 10-years-old, she was hospitalized and placed in psychiatric treatment for a week.
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I have spent many years working in CAMHS with young and teenage children alike - it is not easy for the intervening nurses and definitely not at all easy for the parents and siblings - yes far too much caused by the stigma in society.
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Written by Jonathan Townend, RMN - Editor - Friend of Medium
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Psychiatric Nurse Writer. Owner of Creative Passions, The Shortform, No Shame, World of Fiction publications, and co-editor for The Chocolate River.
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