I don't know what to do with him. He did reasonably well in his GCSEs, started an apprenticeship, got a sweet girlfriend thought all was going ok. Then he made an attempt on his life.
Everything has fallen apart. My beautiful, kind, compassionate, friendly son didn't think life was worth living.
His apprenticeship has released him. He won't consider college. There are very few jobs for youngsters where we are.
I've been told by CAMHS that he really ought not be left alone at the moment, until they see him, a couple of months possibly. The GP gave him prozac.
I am disabled,work part time, self employed, also claim tax credits and housing benefit. His earnings were absorbed into the household income for benefit purposes, and his child benefit ended.
The money complications are minor compared to my sons wellbeing, but I'm struggling in many ways. I'm trying so very hard to keep him occupied, but I'm not able to work as much as usual, as I need to keep him safe. His relationship with his dad isn't great. He cites his dad as the main reason for his hating himself and his life. So I'm not going to make him go there while I work.
It's all so complicated, we had to move away to a new town at the beginning of this year. It isn't really that far away (13 miles from where we were) so he was able to stay at the same school, but it's in the middle of nowhere. There are buses, but they are infrequent, so I am ferrying him about. I don't mind this, it's my fault we had to move. I had a flakey landlord, should never have gone with him!)
I'm just looking for ideas to get him into some sort of training/work/ study.
Sorry, I've just re written War and Peace! I've left lots out too!