S not feeling safe with roommate

IlamBehini
Sat, 31 Oct 2015 18:59:35 +0000

I am glad the young man has been found and is under the care of his parents. @compmom is correct - laying blame on the parents is inappropriate and unhelpful. It is a terrifying thing to deal with an adolescent or young adult with mental illness and it often takes family members some time to fully grasp the extent of their child’s illness. Stigmatizing and blaming parents for their child’s illness only serves to delay attempts to get appropriate care. When you’ve been made to feel ashamed because your child is ill, you are unlikely to reach out for help.