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All of the posts in here have been very amazingly insightful and I commend Raveneye for taking such a compassionate interest in this kid.
That said, I have to say that if the parents are seriously resisting getting their kid help when he so obviously needs it, perhaps child services should be contacted. Parents have a legal responsibility to obtain aid for their children when they need it.... and there is the glaring question about why they would refuse to take him to get help.... Are they hiding something? Are they contributing to his problems?
At the very least, I think contacting child services and telling them what you've told us and asking if there is something they can feasibly do is worth a shot. You can talk to someone anonymously, so you don't have to worry about some overzealous social worker going nuts (yes, there still are a few social workers out there who, in spite of overwhelming case loads, are trying to take on the world).
I'm a former self-injurer, and the product of a home that while not "textbook" abusive should have sent red flags up to the adults in my life.... None of them did anything to help, and I really wish they had.
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