8. A parent’s guide to adolescent treatment for depression and anxiety: family therapy, what it’s like sending your child away, and how it helped our family… feat. my Dad

Written By Sadie Sutton
 
 

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In this episode of She Persisted, I ask my Dad what it was like to be a parent of a patient at a residential program and a therapeutic boarding school. We also discuss our hopes for the future, mental health stigma today, and more. 

More information about 3 East Program at McLean Hospital: https://www.mcleanhospital.org/programs/3east or https://www.mcleanhospital.org/news/3east-mcleans-unique-approach-adolescent-dialectical-behavior-therapy

About She Persisted (formerly Nevertheless, She Persisted)

After a year and a half of intensive treatment for severe depression and anxiety, 18-year-old Sadie recounts her journey by interviewing family members, professionals, and fellow teens to offer self-improvement tips, DBT education, and personal experiences. She Persisted is the reminder that someone else has been there too and your inspiration to live your life worth living.

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