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Hello, this is James, and welcome to the podcast.

And this week, we are sharing the audio from a recently held online discussion on

supporting a child, teen or young adult in crisis.

The host of this event is Amy Biancoly, and with her are guest speakers speakers Kira Fanlo, a recovered troubled teen,

Mauna Murray, a parent who supported her son through crisis, and Sammy Timimi, a child and

adolescent psychiatrist. It's an honest and thought-provoking discussion and vital listening

for anyone with an interest in parenting or the challenges facing our young people.

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Thank you for your support and now on to the podcast.

I'm Amy Biancoly and I'm the family editor here at Mad in America, which is a non-profit webzine, for those of you who aren't familiar with it, that questions the prevailing pharmaceutical practices in psychiatry.

And it takes a close look at research and highlights lived experience of people who've suffered harms in the existing system.

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slash donate.

And so I want to, first of all, thank our three guests for agreeing to take part in this panel.

And I want to thank all of you out there for joining us.

The topic is just so compelling and important what it means when a child of any age is in distress and what parents and other loved ones can do, support them.

So we'll be healing stories of crisis, but also stories of healing and hope. So thank you. I think this is going to be

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