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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 659915" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I'm thinking that a psychiatric facilijty, perhaps a residential treatment center, may be what is BEST for her. Right now you can't control her, as none of us can control a headstrong teen bent of self-destruction. She would be safer where she were watched all the time and getting therapy rather then running the streets, taking who-knows-what drugs, hanging with dangerous people...and gangs? She saw somebody shot? </p><p></p><p>While a child is using drugs, there is no way of knowing if she also has a co-morbid psychiatric disorder such as a mood disorder because drugs cause the same symptoms. And she seems to be heavily into drugs, and probably it's more than you know. It is for most of us. They don't exactly fess up to heavy drug use and dangerous drugs.</p><p></p><p>If it were my kid, and she was that out of control at such a young age, I'd be looking for places to send her so that she had time to be away from her "friends," dope, and the other dangers of the street. As long as she is at home, she is not going to school, is getting into serious trouble and will eventually get arrested and put in juvie (which is not a good place except to learn from worst behaving kids), has an older boyfriend who sounds like bad news and could end up pregnant and could actually bring CPS on your doorstep for removal. If you have other kids, they need to be considered too. This is not a good example for them.</p><p></p><p>There is nothing wrong with going to a psychiatric facility as long as you vet it and are satisfied that it is safe and helpful. There is a lot wrong with keeping her home, on the streets, and in danger. I know you mean to protect her. None of us like to make our children go somewhere else.But when they are that out of control, I personally feel that the best option is getting them the help, structure and boundaries they need that we don't have the staff and equipment to do.</p><p></p><p>I wish you luck. You have your hands full and I'm sorry for your hurting heart.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 659915, member: 1550"] I'm thinking that a psychiatric facilijty, perhaps a residential treatment center, may be what is BEST for her. Right now you can't control her, as none of us can control a headstrong teen bent of self-destruction. She would be safer where she were watched all the time and getting therapy rather then running the streets, taking who-knows-what drugs, hanging with dangerous people...and gangs? She saw somebody shot? While a child is using drugs, there is no way of knowing if she also has a co-morbid psychiatric disorder such as a mood disorder because drugs cause the same symptoms. And she seems to be heavily into drugs, and probably it's more than you know. It is for most of us. They don't exactly fess up to heavy drug use and dangerous drugs. If it were my kid, and she was that out of control at such a young age, I'd be looking for places to send her so that she had time to be away from her "friends," dope, and the other dangers of the street. As long as she is at home, she is not going to school, is getting into serious trouble and will eventually get arrested and put in juvie (which is not a good place except to learn from worst behaving kids), has an older boyfriend who sounds like bad news and could end up pregnant and could actually bring CPS on your doorstep for removal. If you have other kids, they need to be considered too. This is not a good example for them. There is nothing wrong with going to a psychiatric facility as long as you vet it and are satisfied that it is safe and helpful. There is a lot wrong with keeping her home, on the streets, and in danger. I know you mean to protect her. None of us like to make our children go somewhere else.But when they are that out of control, I personally feel that the best option is getting them the help, structure and boundaries they need that we don't have the staff and equipment to do. I wish you luck. You have your hands full and I'm sorry for your hurting heart. [/QUOTE]
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