u/Embarrassed_Cow_280

I know therapists are mandated reporters and have to report things such as child neglect and abuse to CPS but I was wondering to what degree neglect would have to be to be reported. Im asking because I was wondering if my counselor would report my parents if I told them about how my parents neglected to get me help for my self harm when they found out and acted as if it was unserious. I know this is technically neglect but I feel this is something a lot of parents do and I dont know if a therapist would report them for anything like this. Thanks

ok so i posted on here earlier talking about how i was considering telling my counselor about my self harm but i was researching what they have to report and apparently they have to call CPS if someone is being neglected and i was just wondering if they would call then in my instance. a few years ago my parents found out about my self harm but didnt do anything about it because "a lot of teenage girls cut themselves so she doesnt need a therapist" and ive just been left untreated for it. i also vented to my dad about a few months ago saying that i keep trying to get better but i keep relapsing and he said he would see if he could get me on antidepressants (idk why therapy hasnt crossed his mind but whatever.) anyways later i went to the doctor and he asked my doctor if i could get some sort of antidepressants and he told the doctor my depression was "not anything serious" 🤨 even though i literallly told him i had suicidal thoughts and was addicted to self harm. he never got me any help after this except for ordering me a depression vitamin d lamp thinking it was some sort of seasonal depression. i was just wondering if cps would be called if i told this to my counselor because i know it counts as neglect but idk if it needs to be more severe. thanks. im also sorry if this came off as a vent im not looking for sympathy i just want to know.

For reference I am a junior in high school (16F) and like a month ago I was reported to the school counselor for self harm. Ive been self harming since I was 12 and have heard many stories of school counselors telling the other staff and ur parents about your self harm, so naturally i denied everything and my counselor said he wouldnt call my parents (he didnt end up calling them). i dont think i seemed very convincing and he probably didnt believe me so i was just wondering if a counselor would tell the other school staff about this subject if they were suspicious but if the student denied it bc i dont want my teachers to think im mentally unwell.

also i was considering actually being honest with him because i am #depressed and i need help and my parents dont care enough to provide me a therapist themselves so i would like to know if they would tell the other staff or just my parents