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Where's the fol- low up? You can only do so much as a parent. especially when your child is legally an adult. If we really clusify addiction as a dfigase. then our sv$tcm is broken.“ him.' she “He was in from ofso many paw who could have helped Them was a year-lung waiting fix! 1:) get a mama-appointed psychiatrist and the family was turned away from a new facility in Toronto because Cole was not suicidal. she adds. STA" PHOTOGUSI! KOCKERKKEIDY “You either have to be in immediate (this and the“ g: In emergency and see ifyou can be deemed in a psychotic episode. so you can get treatment right away. or you'll- waiting a year for a psy- "lt's no! right. We work out. we ealright.buthowdowctcachour kids to be mentally fit? When? do we teach them coping strategies? It can sun at home. but most of we aren't educated enough to deal with issues like anxiety and depmbn.‘ Still meling from the fad her son will never walk thmugh tho from door again. 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