Looking for advice for adolescent recently diagnosed [View all]

Our daughter (early teens) has progressed in the past 6 months from feeling she was being watched to hearing whispers to hearing voices telling her to harm herself. She's been in an adolescent psych unit twice in three months (just got back from four days last week).

I'm looking for some advice from folks who've been there themselves or who have a family member in this situation.

--Would she benefit from a teen support group? She hasn't been much of a social person or joiner in the past, but....
--What resources or Web sites have you found useful or supportive?
--How do we support someone who realizes the implications of what's happening to her? She's very bright and well-read, so she knows the stats and long-term issues associated with the drugs she's taking and the continuous care she'll require.

Anything you'd like to share would be helpful. It's all completely new and overwhelming. And scary for everyone.

In case you have drug advice, her psychiatrist just took her off risperidol and put her on 100 mg. of ziprasidone.

Thank you, in advance.