confedentiality age?

[raevy]

Does anyone know the age at which a therapist, counselor or doctor can't tell parents about si activites or depression? I'd like a professional opinion, but I don't want my parents to find out.

[nirvana]

i think in the us it's 18, but i'm not positive. and they normally won't tell about depression or what you tell them, unless you're hurting yourself or planning to hurt someone else.
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[NobodyToYou]

In the US, it is 18. Don't know about other places.

[misery]

ot, in australia it's 18 thanks to recent laws put in place.. it used to be 16

[Licentia Poetica]

I'm not sure about where you live, but I'd generally say that the therapist you choose will work with you to do whatever is in your best interests.

However there are some arseholes out there so use your judgement.

If you are in danger of seriously hurting yourself or anyone else (like, something life threatening) then they're going to tell someone.

[Everybody_Else's_Girl]

if you talk to someone, find out their own ideas on that sort of thing before you go in to talk to them. a good therapist wouldn't tell your parents anything you don't want them told, unless you are a threat to yourself (su threat, not just si) or someone else.

[balletomane]

my therapist said that he wouldn't tell anyone anything i said unless i said i was going to kill myself or harm someone else and seemed very serious about it. (i am not yet 18 and living in the US by the way.) before i told him anything, i asked him what the rules were. i just asked sort of generally. ("it wasn't clear from the privacy statement i signed how i will be treated as a minor. so what are the procedures?") Best of luck to you.