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helping a young person to seek treatment

BryanaCampSenior Contributor26 Jan 2019, 12:50 pm AEDT

helping a young person to seek treatment

hello all,

my young nephew is only 19 and is suffering from depression. I am middle-aged and have suffered from chronic mental illness since I was about 16 so I am keen that he seek early intervention so that MI does not become a part of his life in the long term. He seems resistent. His parents have left it up to him to seek treatment but he has done nothing to that goal in months, I have offered to contact him to encourage him. Any tips for how to encourage him to seek treatment?

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outlanderSenior Contributor02 Sept 2019, 10:33 am AEST

Re: helping a young person to seek treatment

hi @BryanaCamp i hope your work is working out well and that your going ok

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outlanderSenior Contributor26 Sept 2019, 10:25 pm AEST

Re: helping a young person to seek treatment

@BryanaCamp

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