When the youth behavioral health system failed Belen Curran, her mother stitched together a quilt of resources to keep her daughter healthy. One of the first was a recovery-centered high school, Harmony Academy in Lake Oswego, which Belen began attending almost two years ago.
The school, where she is known as Bea, played a pivotal role in her return to health. But her mom knew that wasn’t enough.
Sue Curran needed to wrap her daughter in hope and joy and a belief in the future. After several tries, she found a therapist who Belen felt safe with. And Curran leaned into her daughter’s passions and found two volunteer farms that helped her imagine a new, long, meaningful life.
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