Trevor discusses bullying and abuse and how both can often be swept under the rug in families. Then we hear from Kate M. and Ralph Buonopane, PhD, program director of the McLean-Franciscan Child and Adolescent Inpatient Program.

Kate details her experience raising two children with mental health issues and discusses her struggle to find the right help and fight the isolation she and her children experienced in their community.

Ralph, having treated Kate’s son, offers his perspective and also shares tips for parents with children who are struggling.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
– Kate describes the reality of having children with mental illness (14:31)
– Ralph discusses the condition of most children when they arrive at an inpatient mental health program (20:18)
– Kate explains that the public school system isn’t equipped to handle children with complex emotional issues (23:29)

RELEVANT CONTENT:
– Owen’s Struggles With Mental Health Didn’t Hold Him Back—They Propelled Him Forward: mclean.link/8s4
– Staff Profile – Ralph J. Buonopane, PhD: mclean.link/j8l
– McLean-Franciscan Child and Adolescent Inpatient Program: mclean.link/6rg

Read the episode transcript: mclean.link/vgq

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