Psychiatrymiddle twist
A 16-year-old girl is seen alone at a youth health service, where she has been attending for low mood. Today she tells you that for the past fortnight she has been taking her mother's oxazepam tablets from the bathroom and hiding them in her room, and that she has written a letter to her younger brother. She has told nobody else. She lives at home with supportive parents, is not intoxicated, and follows everything you say to her. She asks you not to tell her parents because they will overreact. Which one of the following is the most appropriate action?