Where Texas parents and students with mental health concerns can turn for help
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Some already grappled with mental health challenges. Others experienced them for the first time.
Pediatric psychiatric hospitals, such as Cook Children s Medical Center in Fort Worth, report admitting more young people after suicide attempts this fall than ever before. But families seeking treatment struggle to navigate the complicated health care system. Many of our families are unable to access the services they need for ongoing treatment, Kia Carter, the center s co-medical director of psychiatry, told state lawmakers in December.
The Texas Tribune put together this resource guide for Texas families with children who are struggling, drawn from interviews with experts, advice from mental health advocates and existing state-provided resources. The guide is not exhaustive but offers a first step for those looking for help.
Shea Wiedemeyerâs depression crept in slowly.
The high school freshman had struggled with some anxiety before schools shut down abruptly in March, but in the isolation of the pandemic, cut off from daily interaction with friends and teachers at McCallum High School in Austin, the feelings snowballed.
âI feel stuck in this sort of in between age where Iâm old enough to see current events that Iâm able to understand their impact and have opinions on them, but Iâm unable to really do anything about it,â she said. âItâs a very discouraging feeling and it leaves me feeling pretty hopeless about the future, both my own and that of the world.â
Hospital can t pull plug on patient rights
Thursday, January 14, 2021 |
Charlie Butts (OneNewsNow.com)
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It appears a disabled child sentenced to death by her Texas hospital has the chance to live, at least for now.
In accordance with Texas 10-Day Rule, if a hospital does not deem it feasible to continue treating a patient, then the family is given 10 days to find another facility before the hospital pulls the plug. That was the case for Baby Tinslee Lewis in Fort Worth, Texas, whose mother received such an order when Tinslee was nine months old.
Texas Right to Life s Kimberlynn Schwartz tells One News Now the lower courts have ruled in the girl s favor.