That's it, in a nutshell, but the longer story is this.
DD is 13. A friend (A) confided in her today that a second friend (B) is very depressed and is self harming. A is not supposed to tell anyone, and DD is not supposed to know, and not supposed to tell anyone. Obviously she has told me. B does not want her parents to know, as they are part of the problem, apparently.
I need advice on what to do. I have rung the counselling service that serves their school, and they have told me that this would be a confidential situation. DD is going to speak to A to try to get her to encourage B to go to the counsellor. So, that's a start.
This seems a bit ineffectual, though. I would really hope that if was happening to my daughter, and other parent dulls knew, they would do something.
However, I am constrained by the fact that neither DD nor I are supposed to know.
I feel quite upset about this, and hope there are some useful suggestions.
(I have namechanged - a bit paranoid, but I don't want to risk being recognised.)
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NotMySecret · 07/03/2013 18:12
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