Communication for school resources while hospitalized could have been a lot better.  After being hospitalized for several weeks school is expecting my daughter to be all caught up in a week.  This is causing her metal health to regress.  I would suggest having a school advocate who communicates closely with parents rather than just the minor patient.  Also, the transition of who will be the ongoing psychiatrist/counselor wasn't really discussed.  We were assigned a counselor on the other side of town from us.  I need to find out if we have an option to switch to someone closer or why thus counselor was assigned.  I would recommend, even if the patient is 17 or 18, please involve the parents or guardians more with transition information.  My 17 year old is overwhelmed and I was left in the dark with this information.  I have to start making calls to figure this out all over again b/c my 17 yr old is too overwhelmed to understand what to do or where to start.  
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