Help for my Child (part three)

Read the previous installments   - part one, and part two

Here it is about two weeks after I started trying to get my son help for his depression, and I've finally made some sort of headway - or at least, I have some promises.

 I contacted the school superintendant and she promised that they would test Steve over the summer to see if he has any learning disabilities, or if he needs a special program to accomidate his non-traditional learning needs or whathaveya. They will also screen to see if he has any sign of behavioral or mental issues.

I also have an appointment for my son with Value Options . They come to the home and assess his needs, and provide in-home counceling. 

So hopefully he is on the right track to getting back to feeling better. 

He is making up the days of school he missed in summer school - seven more days to go. He seems to be feeling okay sometimes - he goes out with his friends, and talks about what he's up to and everything - but at other times he still seems withdrawn and unwilling or unable to communicate. 

We recently found out that his ex-girlfriend was depressed too, and tried to commit suicide - that could be a big contributing factor towards his emotional state. He also just recently lost a close friend, who died very suddenly due to an alergic reaction to medication - the funeral was just a few days ago. It's sad to see your child at 14, all dressed in black, already mourning the loss of a friend and facing thoughts of mortality. I didn't go to my first funeral until so much older- and even then it was hard to deal with.

I'm really hoping that these situations will work out, and that my son will get the help he needs, and that everything will be better next school year.