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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 572885" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>I don't know about her province, but here? RTCs basically do not exist. Not at all.</p><p>Anything with a hint of "institution" doesn't exist.</p><p>Even group homes are rare. And group homes are not the right setting for Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) kids. They are used for severe physical disabilities, or downs syndrome adults, or even general mental illness adults who need help with medications and stability. In all cases, individuals who are safe to have in a group setting.</p><p></p><p>As for foster parents... the system is totally overstretched. Few want the job, and those who are willing, are pressured to take far too many kids. Saw a story the other day about a foster family with 4 under the age of 4... and the system wants to add an infant to that... because they don't have anywhere to place these kids. And these are not "disturbed" kids... just kids in bad situations.</p><p>Getting someone to safely foster a Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) kid? It's a long shot.</p><p></p><p>If her province has something like Residential Treatment Center (RTC), great.</p><p>If they manage to find an appropriate foster placement, that's good.</p><p>Otherwise? </p><p>She needs her "plan b"...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 572885, member: 11791"] I don't know about her province, but here? RTCs basically do not exist. Not at all. Anything with a hint of "institution" doesn't exist. Even group homes are rare. And group homes are not the right setting for Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) kids. They are used for severe physical disabilities, or downs syndrome adults, or even general mental illness adults who need help with medications and stability. In all cases, individuals who are safe to have in a group setting. As for foster parents... the system is totally overstretched. Few want the job, and those who are willing, are pressured to take far too many kids. Saw a story the other day about a foster family with 4 under the age of 4... and the system wants to add an infant to that... because they don't have anywhere to place these kids. And these are not "disturbed" kids... just kids in bad situations. Getting someone to safely foster a Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) kid? It's a long shot. If her province has something like Residential Treatment Center (RTC), great. If they manage to find an appropriate foster placement, that's good. Otherwise? She needs her "plan b"... [/QUOTE]
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