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<blockquote data-quote="exhausted" data-source="post: 436107" data-attributes="member: 11001"><p>Hello, welcome and a big hug. I'm sorry you are going through these trials. You are not alone here. My daughter is 16 and we have had 2 and 1/2 years of hell. She too was a normal child until puberty. She suffered some horrible abuses as a young child which we were not aware of until we were forced to put her in residential treatment. Since then she is again in Residential Treatment Center (RTC). Because we were out of money we had to call the cops on every little thing and hope she did something illegal. They hated us for "wasting" their time. But we had called every other public agency begging for help and got nothing to keep her safe. We were finially able to get before a judge and get her where she is. It has been an aweful journey and public agencies are hard to work with. She is alive however.</p><p> </p><p>If your boy is abusive physically you should be able to press assault charges.( This is hard, but unless you do, you will not get before a judge). When you come before the judge or see the intake PO, you can ask them for help. We actually consulted a lawyer and called NAMI to get an advocate. From what I have read from other parents, the juvenile justice system in many states are not often forthcoming with resources and often want to try low level interventions at first. You will need to research and find out what you want for him. I would start with the public mental health organization in your area. The state often contracts with them for services. I would also keep notes on everything-truent dates, calls to police and their badge numbers, abusive conversations, etc. This was very helpful for treatment and court for us.</p><p>I wonder how much your boy might still be grieving the loss of your mother? Sometimes it takes years for kids to really understand and do this. Despite the fact that she was an enabler, she was very important to him.</p><p> </p><p>It would be helpful if you created a signature which helps us know your child's diagnosis and medications. You can do this by clicking on my profile at the top of the page.</p><p> </p><p>Please tell us more and keep us posted. Hugs to you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="exhausted, post: 436107, member: 11001"] Hello, welcome and a big hug. I'm sorry you are going through these trials. You are not alone here. My daughter is 16 and we have had 2 and 1/2 years of hell. She too was a normal child until puberty. She suffered some horrible abuses as a young child which we were not aware of until we were forced to put her in residential treatment. Since then she is again in Residential Treatment Center (RTC). Because we were out of money we had to call the cops on every little thing and hope she did something illegal. They hated us for "wasting" their time. But we had called every other public agency begging for help and got nothing to keep her safe. We were finially able to get before a judge and get her where she is. It has been an aweful journey and public agencies are hard to work with. She is alive however. If your boy is abusive physically you should be able to press assault charges.( This is hard, but unless you do, you will not get before a judge). When you come before the judge or see the intake PO, you can ask them for help. We actually consulted a lawyer and called NAMI to get an advocate. From what I have read from other parents, the juvenile justice system in many states are not often forthcoming with resources and often want to try low level interventions at first. You will need to research and find out what you want for him. I would start with the public mental health organization in your area. The state often contracts with them for services. I would also keep notes on everything-truent dates, calls to police and their badge numbers, abusive conversations, etc. This was very helpful for treatment and court for us. I wonder how much your boy might still be grieving the loss of your mother? Sometimes it takes years for kids to really understand and do this. Despite the fact that she was an enabler, she was very important to him. It would be helpful if you created a signature which helps us know your child's diagnosis and medications. You can do this by clicking on my profile at the top of the page. Please tell us more and keep us posted. Hugs to you! [/QUOTE]
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