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<blockquote data-quote="exhausted" data-source="post: 444083" data-attributes="member: 11001"><p>Hope is a good thing. We cannot loose that. But, I am concerned that if your daughter has been put on suicide watch etc. she most likely has some sort of mental problems. Unaddressed, she is not going to go down the right path. In all honesty, the JJ system avoids diagnosing or truelly dealing with these. Many of their PO, judges atc. are sadely undertrained (at least in my state). They also don't want to deal with it because it is costly to get to the right treatment (which when drugs are or have been an issue is a dual diagnostic placement).</p><p></p><p>Our girl is currently in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) which teaches specialized skills related to her mental illness as well as addressing drug use as a coping mechanism. We have had to fight tooth and nail to get her there. She is the same age as your girl. We went the private Residential Treatment Center (RTC) route first which made things worse because they did not address the mental health issues in a way that was appropriate for her illness. When the Juvenile justice system sent her for a 45 day assessment-you can't believe the shoddy job they did in identifying her mental illness. They did not even follow court orders to do a medication evaluation. In fact we had trouble even getting them to follow her medication regiment. Privately, the director told me where our gilr was headed if she did not recieve the appropriate treament and that we would need her in a secure fascility in order for this to take place. He even gave me advise on how to get the system to get her there. It took 3 months, but we did it.</p><p></p><p>It's your girl's last chance-when she hits 18 it will be hell because your control will be almost 0. I would fight for an evaluation. I would fight for the right treatment. I don't know the program where she is going, but a short Residential Treatment Center (RTC) camp is usually not very good at addressing mental health. Can you ask the PO to help you get an assessment? At the very least her behaviors have depression sysmptoms. </p><p></p><p>I have many of the same feelings you have expressed. It's so hard to know what is the right decision. Hang in there and enjoy your other children while you can. Hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="exhausted, post: 444083, member: 11001"] Hope is a good thing. We cannot loose that. But, I am concerned that if your daughter has been put on suicide watch etc. she most likely has some sort of mental problems. Unaddressed, she is not going to go down the right path. In all honesty, the JJ system avoids diagnosing or truelly dealing with these. Many of their PO, judges atc. are sadely undertrained (at least in my state). They also don't want to deal with it because it is costly to get to the right treatment (which when drugs are or have been an issue is a dual diagnostic placement). Our girl is currently in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) which teaches specialized skills related to her mental illness as well as addressing drug use as a coping mechanism. We have had to fight tooth and nail to get her there. She is the same age as your girl. We went the private Residential Treatment Center (RTC) route first which made things worse because they did not address the mental health issues in a way that was appropriate for her illness. When the Juvenile justice system sent her for a 45 day assessment-you can't believe the shoddy job they did in identifying her mental illness. They did not even follow court orders to do a medication evaluation. In fact we had trouble even getting them to follow her medication regiment. Privately, the director told me where our gilr was headed if she did not recieve the appropriate treament and that we would need her in a secure fascility in order for this to take place. He even gave me advise on how to get the system to get her there. It took 3 months, but we did it. It's your girl's last chance-when she hits 18 it will be hell because your control will be almost 0. I would fight for an evaluation. I would fight for the right treatment. I don't know the program where she is going, but a short Residential Treatment Center (RTC) camp is usually not very good at addressing mental health. Can you ask the PO to help you get an assessment? At the very least her behaviors have depression sysmptoms. I have many of the same feelings you have expressed. It's so hard to know what is the right decision. Hang in there and enjoy your other children while you can. Hugs [/QUOTE]
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