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I have a 12 yr. old child who has a mental illness. I have been engaged in the process of finding out what was different about him for the last 10 years. He is currently on a good mix of medications and doing well.

I wish there was a single place to look for resources in Oregon. Dealing with a mentally ill person can be very lonely and confusing. There are no overnight answers, and no overnight cures. You never know how bad it's going to get, or how good you can expect this person to be.

Fortuneatly, and unfortunately, my son became hospitalized last spring. Because of this single event, we finally got the support we had desperately needed, not only for our son, but for us as caregivers. We have met many people, including Dr. Marcin, who are in a system where they have the children's best interests in mind, and can give some reassurance to parents that we are not alone.

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