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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 545156" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>Hello and welcome to the CD family. Many of us (if not all) on this forum have been where you are now. There are things that you can do. It sounds like you have already taken some good steps.</p><p></p><p>1) I would call the police and report him missing. If nothing else, it will start a paper trail that you may need in the future. Call every time that he takes off.</p><p></p><p>2) It sounds like it is time for a residential treatment center. Do you have insurance? If so, I would act immediately. Some on the board have used wilderness programs and others have sent their child to a Residential Treatment Center (RTC). Since he will not do what you say, is running away, and nothing else is working, I think that an Residential Treatment Center (RTC)/wilderness program might be all that is left.</p><p></p><p>Keep posting! You will receive lots of support and advice. Use what helps and ignore the rest. by the way, Al-Anon has a saying that really helped me in our darkest days with our daughter. It is called the three C's: You didn't cause this, you can't control it, and you can't cure it. All you can do is reach out for help for your son. Posting here is a great first step.</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 545156, member: 1967"] Hello and welcome to the CD family. Many of us (if not all) on this forum have been where you are now. There are things that you can do. It sounds like you have already taken some good steps. 1) I would call the police and report him missing. If nothing else, it will start a paper trail that you may need in the future. Call every time that he takes off. 2) It sounds like it is time for a residential treatment center. Do you have insurance? If so, I would act immediately. Some on the board have used wilderness programs and others have sent their child to a Residential Treatment Center (RTC). Since he will not do what you say, is running away, and nothing else is working, I think that an Residential Treatment Center (RTC)/wilderness program might be all that is left. Keep posting! You will receive lots of support and advice. Use what helps and ignore the rest. by the way, Al-Anon has a saying that really helped me in our darkest days with our daughter. It is called the three C's: You didn't cause this, you can't control it, and you can't cure it. All you can do is reach out for help for your son. Posting here is a great first step. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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