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<blockquote data-quote="judi" data-source="post: 156703" data-attributes="member: 148"><p>I hesitated for a long time before I posted this but here goes:</p><p></p><p>Yes, Residential Treatment Center (RTC)'s do help kids. However, they can also irreparably strain and break the bonds of the parent-child relationship. Our son (now almost 23) was who brought us here in 2001. He was disruptive at home, physical with both parents, suspended and finally expelled from HS. Went to alternative school and finally day treatment school. Did 9th grade for three years then quit school (in IL you can quit at 17). He was hospitalized x3 in 2001 and given various diagnoses including depression, ADHD and possibly a mood disorder. He refused all medications, all therapy and ran away repeatedly. He was homeless from ages 17 to 18 when he came back home. He was home for two years and did okay - got his GED and went to college for a year. Then...he met a girl, got the girl pregnant, left the girl and his son and moved out to live with a "cool Mom" who is 44 years old and smokes pot with him!</p><p></p><p>He was hospitalized, medicated, therapied to death and finally it was recommended that he go to Residential Treatment Center (RTC) in 2001. We as parents were devastated. He lasted six weeks and the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) said 'come get him." Well - that was $15,000 down the drain! </p><p></p><p>Now - our relationship with our son is no more - we have not seen him since January. He continually throws it back in our face that we "sent him away." We did what we thought was necessary on the advice of professionals. We even got a second and third opinion. </p><p></p><p>Who knows what might have happened if we decided against Residential Treatment Center (RTC)? I can't answer that... All I do know is that we made a life-altering decision that in retrospect we may not have needed to make. </p><p></p><p>As to consulting with professionals, please remember those that advertise on this site are doing just that, advertising! As a medical professional myself, advertising isn't always ethical.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="judi, post: 156703, member: 148"] I hesitated for a long time before I posted this but here goes: Yes, Residential Treatment Center (RTC)'s do help kids. However, they can also irreparably strain and break the bonds of the parent-child relationship. Our son (now almost 23) was who brought us here in 2001. He was disruptive at home, physical with both parents, suspended and finally expelled from HS. Went to alternative school and finally day treatment school. Did 9th grade for three years then quit school (in IL you can quit at 17). He was hospitalized x3 in 2001 and given various diagnoses including depression, ADHD and possibly a mood disorder. He refused all medications, all therapy and ran away repeatedly. He was homeless from ages 17 to 18 when he came back home. He was home for two years and did okay - got his GED and went to college for a year. Then...he met a girl, got the girl pregnant, left the girl and his son and moved out to live with a "cool Mom" who is 44 years old and smokes pot with him! He was hospitalized, medicated, therapied to death and finally it was recommended that he go to Residential Treatment Center (RTC) in 2001. We as parents were devastated. He lasted six weeks and the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) said 'come get him." Well - that was $15,000 down the drain! Now - our relationship with our son is no more - we have not seen him since January. He continually throws it back in our face that we "sent him away." We did what we thought was necessary on the advice of professionals. We even got a second and third opinion. Who knows what might have happened if we decided against Residential Treatment Center (RTC)? I can't answer that... All I do know is that we made a life-altering decision that in retrospect we may not have needed to make. As to consulting with professionals, please remember those that advertise on this site are doing just that, advertising! As a medical professional myself, advertising isn't always ethical. [/QUOTE]
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