Multisystemic therapy helps a New York family
Published on July 18, 2023
On a Tuesday evening in February, the parents of three children are seated with a therapist at their kitchen table in Cheektowaga, New York. They’re sorting out ways to help their oldest, a 15-year-old girl.
She loves TikTok and weightlifting and wants to be a counselor for young children when she grows up. But for years, the teen has exhibited harmful behaviors. She has attempted suicide, cut herself, lashed out violently and shrieked at members of her family when they tried to help.