To Get Mental Health Help for a Child, Desperate Parents Relinquish Custody

Out of Options –

January 2, 2019 – The early trauma Daniel experienced very likely affected his brain development, doctors say. And his PTSD and severe anxiety disorder manifested in violent episodes.  “He held knives to people’s throats,” Toni says. “He tried putting his fingers and his tongue in the light sockets. He broke almost every door in the house.” Despite Toni and Jim’s efforts to help their son with therapy and medication, the violence escalated, and Daniel was repeatedly hospitalized.

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