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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 170071" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>Welcome! And HUGS to you! I understand the nerve-racking wait for the courts and the catch-22 situation. My son is in detention right now. I won't go into all the details on your thread, but I will say that I don't think I could make it without this forum. I want for my son what you are saying you want for your daughter. It is extremely frustrating and painful when we can't find the needed help from our jursidiction that we pay taxes to. There is no Residential Treatment Center (RTC) here there will take my son either, but I wouldn't be able to afford it if they could. So, I guess that sums up the bad part of our lives right now.</p><p></p><p>The good part is that you can make many cyber-friends here and many times, you might find that others come along with an idea that can improve things a great deal for you and your difficult child (gift from god- the child that brought you here). Hang in there- it is sometimes slow on the weekends, but others will come along.</p><p></p><p>You might check out some posts on the other forums too. Don't give up- you'll need to find a way to advocate for your daughter at the same time that you are making her pay consequences. As difficult as that is, it isn't impossible and no one will do it better than you- don't expect that anyone in the court system will. They probably will not. Does she have a public defender? If you can afford a good attny for her, you might want to get her one. At least, call around to get some advice, even if you don't hire them to defend her.</p><p></p><p>One thing I found here, see if there is a state Office for Protection and Advocay (OPA). If you can't find that in the phone book, call mental health agencies (like NAMI) and asked them. I would suggest making these calls right away. This won't be to try to "get her off" scot free- this is to push for help rather than just locking her up for a really long time and getting no help. (I'm just passing along what I have learned here.)</p><p></p><p>Keep us posted!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 170071, member: 3699"] Welcome! And HUGS to you! I understand the nerve-racking wait for the courts and the catch-22 situation. My son is in detention right now. I won't go into all the details on your thread, but I will say that I don't think I could make it without this forum. I want for my son what you are saying you want for your daughter. It is extremely frustrating and painful when we can't find the needed help from our jursidiction that we pay taxes to. There is no Residential Treatment Center (RTC) here there will take my son either, but I wouldn't be able to afford it if they could. So, I guess that sums up the bad part of our lives right now. The good part is that you can make many cyber-friends here and many times, you might find that others come along with an idea that can improve things a great deal for you and your difficult child (gift from god- the child that brought you here). Hang in there- it is sometimes slow on the weekends, but others will come along. You might check out some posts on the other forums too. Don't give up- you'll need to find a way to advocate for your daughter at the same time that you are making her pay consequences. As difficult as that is, it isn't impossible and no one will do it better than you- don't expect that anyone in the court system will. They probably will not. Does she have a public defender? If you can afford a good attny for her, you might want to get her one. At least, call around to get some advice, even if you don't hire them to defend her. One thing I found here, see if there is a state Office for Protection and Advocay (OPA). If you can't find that in the phone book, call mental health agencies (like NAMI) and asked them. I would suggest making these calls right away. This won't be to try to "get her off" scot free- this is to push for help rather than just locking her up for a really long time and getting no help. (I'm just passing along what I have learned here.) Keep us posted!! [/QUOTE]
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