As parents, we tried to keep our son in line, give him small family punishments and all that. At some point, things for out of hand. There was also a time where he started doing well, but he didn't want to get treatment.
After he really went off the rails for the first time, in 2018, he pulled himself out of it on his own. However, since his underlying issues had not been addressed, as soon as he faced a setback, he would fall back into that pattern.
If he had received care at a younger age, if he had been given a slap on the wrist that forced him to seek treatment to heal and receive support, the two subsequent episodes might not have happened, nor would the suicidal episode.
That's also the goal we're striving toward.