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  1. mollyzuzu

    Anyone turned a child over to the state??

    Hi there Georgia Mom, I have had a similar instance with our adopted son from Ukraine. We adopted him at age 3.5 years and has been in therapy and been seeing all kinds of doctors since age 5. Every diagnosis in the books, think they could write a book. He got into the drug scene about 4...
  2. mollyzuzu

    Residential, finally

    Our insurance company will not pay for reisidential or therapeutic residential. They did however pay for his drug and alcohol rehab for 30 days in full, which was a godsend. I am just afraid that after his 9months or so is up, he is going to come home and resort back to what he was doing...
  3. mollyzuzu

    Residential, finally

    Hopefilledmama, do you mind me asking how you paid for the residential stay for your son?
  4. mollyzuzu

    Residential, finally

    Finally took the time to choose an avatar. Yes son is 16, just turned 16 and is adopted from Ukraine since the age of 3.5 years. He has been having issues since we brought him home. thought it was just adhd or getting used to the situation, but one thing lead to another. Very impulsive and...
  5. mollyzuzu

    Residential, finally

    HI there, the last time I wrote on here, we were valiantly trying to get residential for our son because he was unsafe with drugs and cutting. Well, the state finally took hold and put him into a group home for boys 350 miles away from us. He was in shelter care coming out of drug rehab and...
  6. mollyzuzu

    Update on Residential

    HI, just wanted to update you that son is now in a group home for boys 350 miles from us, not our choice of distance, 6 hours driving time. He is not pleased, but agreed to go to the group home. Hopefully, he will be able to sort things out and find out that we really are not bad people and...
  7. mollyzuzu

    Update on residential

    Hi all, currently son has gotten out of rehab, last wednesday. His case worker called me tuesday afternoon to let me know they would be placing him in shelter care until a spot opens up in a group home for him. They do not want him coming back home until he is in a group home for awhile as...
  8. mollyzuzu

    What will it take to get son put in residential

    Thank you thank you for your replies. this system is sooo sooo messed up!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Road blocks rverywhere you go. We have reached our dead end if you may say that. Son is still in rehab, finally found a place to take him and he has been there 3 weeks. approved for onr more week and then...
  9. mollyzuzu

    17 Yr old son has CD

    Tall Robert13, you have written what we have been going through for the past 10 years or so with adopted son. He is 16 as of yesterday and currently in drug and alcohol rehab for a month. You are doing all the things you need to. Checking into schools, therapeutic centers and wilderness...
  10. mollyzuzu

    What will it take to get son put in residential

    Well, just received two turn downs from drug and alcohol rehab in the last hour for son. Both say he needs higher level of care than they can provide. Talked to another one two days ago who also turned him down. So, I have one final rehab to take him to for assessment tomorrow. After that I...
  11. mollyzuzu

    What will it take to get son put in residential

    Bless all of you....hugs too. This is such a tough predicament for all of us to be in. If there were just clear cut help for these kids, but they are not cookie cutters, each different just like snowflakes. Another hoop to jump through. Case worker emailed me yesterday to tell me that I need...
  12. mollyzuzu

    What will it take to get son put in residential

    To add, school has not really helped much. He is in alternative school now for his second year of high school. They told us we could send him wherever we wanted, our choice, as long as it was in our district. No offer of residential from them. He had so much anxiety at the high school, he...
  13. mollyzuzu

    What will it take to get son put in residential

    He does qualify for Katie Beckett, so he gets medical paid through the state. Thank goodness with all the hospital visits and ambulance rides. Has a case worker. There's been talk lately of a therapeutic foster home, but then they also mentioned a group home. None have beds right now and...
  14. mollyzuzu

    What will it take to get son put in residential

    Just got offf the phone with AODA therapist, she said she did not want to revoke him and put him up in mental hospital because he needs to "learn" in the community. Well, don't you think he would leanr NOT to steal and do drugs??? if he was going to learn? She said she will revoke him if he...
  15. mollyzuzu

    What will it take to get son put in residential

    Hi all, I have been posting concerning my son in and out of mental hospital, bipolar, autism, adhd, cannabis disorder, substance abuse and the list of diagnosis goes on. He is on a court order not to do drugs, alcohol, steal and he is supposed to listen to his parents till next august. He has...
  16. mollyzuzu

    It goes on and on again............

    Side note, so is still very very moody and depressed. Wants to go off on his own, but I will not let him. He is not very happy with me. Oh well, he is,safe and alive. He actually locked himself in the bathroom this afternoon and turned the fan on to have a cigarette. Caught him and made him...
  17. mollyzuzu

    It goes on and on again............

    Well, got off the phone with rehab place. This just might happen for real. Need to meet in person to.orrow to see son and figure out what they have to work with. Then the game plan is for son to go to a therapeutic foster home for step down after rehab. Guess we will need to go and visit and...
  18. mollyzuzu

    It goes on and on again............

    Hi all, not sure what to say. son was in hospital twice in the last two and half weeks, then sent to intensive inpatient for 8 days. Came out Saturday night and plans were to go to a rehab. BUT, now the rehab wants more info after doing assessement with son on Sunday morning, may be too much...
  19. mollyzuzu

    It goes on and on again............

    Well, had a meeting of the social workers and court social worker today. Son is in intensive inpatient right now for 7 to 10 day after last hospitalization for over drug use. Consensus is that he will go to residential rehab, if he,agrees afterwards. If he does not agree, he will go to a...
  20. mollyzuzu

    It goes on and on again............

    Hi all, son came home from state mental institute back August 27. He is not happy, very ornery, angry and WANTS his liberty, freedom, independance what have you. I have taken him to the hospital for overdoses of Coricidan both last Tuesday and this Tuesday. Due to my begging and ranting, the...
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