Each phase in the process as we discussed with Lily that she was going to a hospital and have to stay there while getting better. The conversations that I had with Lily and with my husband.

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Terrifying words from the Dr in the er at All Children's Saturday night at 7:30pm. Lily had been 'seeing and hearing' people for years, but things had escalated profoundly over the last few weeks. On this day, she was suicidal, searching desperately though the house for a knife to cut her wrist. Now we had do do something we said we would never do, we had to Baker Act her. Taking her to the hospital for a psych eval was one of the most difficult decision my husband and I have ever had to make. This story starts here. Visit our website: https://sites.google.com/view/mychildsschizophrenia/home to read about Lily and our family's journey, see pics and maybe share a laugh or a cry. The website is new and constantly evolving. If you have a resource that you feel we should put out there to help other families living with childhood schizophrenia, please send me the link at [email protected] If you have a story to share and would like to join the podcast, we would love to hear from you!

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