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What’s your approach when a parent declines mental health services for their child due to cultural stigma or fear of CPS involvement?

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Psychiatry · Boston Children's Hospital

This is always challenging, but the most important part is establishing a relationship of trust with the family, exploring their concerns and reservations regarding the recommended treatment, and also emphasizing the rationale and risks associated with not following treatment recommendations. CPS ca...

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