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Can a 17-year-old get help for mental health problems without parental approval?

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depending on where he is in the world and if he is living @ home or not, as there are different ages of consent for different things around the world. The easy way to find out is to ring the community mental health in your area and ask. If the 17 year old wants help you would think the parents would be supportive of his choice to know he needs help. If not its sad.


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