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<blockquote data-quote="bran155" data-source="post: 170193"><p>Hello and welcome. I was so much like you a few years ago. I just did not want my daughter in the juvenile system, however that was the best thing that ever happened to us as she ended up in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) through the courts. We are still dealing with the court system now, in fact she has been home for 6 months running a muck, so now we are waiting for a new court date and she is going back into residential placement. I felt the same way you did in the beginning, unfortunately, sometimes we must do what we fear the most to ultimately get what we need. Truthfully, I wish I would have done it much sooner!!! Everyone is different and I can't tell you what to do, however if it is a matter of her safety, juvie ain't that bad!!! In fact, my daughter received the best care there. I slept very well at night knowing she was safe. Every place is different and I have heard horror stories, however the services in my county have been great. </p><p></p><p>I started out with the school system and fought to get her placed through them as I too was afraid of the juvie thing. They finally agreed and placed her, however it is on a voluntary basis when you go through the school board, so she ran away from her first Residential Treatment Center (RTC) 13 times in 3 months!!! On one of her awols she was arrested for shoplifting and thats how we ended up in the court system. That was the best thing that could have happened as she just wouldn't comply with the rules because she knew it was voluntary. It wasn't until she was placed through the courts that she finally stayed put.</p><p>If you want to try to go through the school first, call your local Student Advocacy Board, they are lawyers who will work with you to fight the school board to get what you need for your child. They work on a sliding fee scale. Even if you just try threatening the SD with that, they might cave as they do not want any negative press.</p><p></p><p>You are not alone. You will find comfort and kindness here. There are some really wonderful people in this online community. Good luck and God bless. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bran155, post: 170193"] Hello and welcome. I was so much like you a few years ago. I just did not want my daughter in the juvenile system, however that was the best thing that ever happened to us as she ended up in an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) through the courts. We are still dealing with the court system now, in fact she has been home for 6 months running a muck, so now we are waiting for a new court date and she is going back into residential placement. I felt the same way you did in the beginning, unfortunately, sometimes we must do what we fear the most to ultimately get what we need. Truthfully, I wish I would have done it much sooner!!! Everyone is different and I can't tell you what to do, however if it is a matter of her safety, juvie ain't that bad!!! In fact, my daughter received the best care there. I slept very well at night knowing she was safe. Every place is different and I have heard horror stories, however the services in my county have been great. I started out with the school system and fought to get her placed through them as I too was afraid of the juvie thing. They finally agreed and placed her, however it is on a voluntary basis when you go through the school board, so she ran away from her first Residential Treatment Center (RTC) 13 times in 3 months!!! On one of her awols she was arrested for shoplifting and thats how we ended up in the court system. That was the best thing that could have happened as she just wouldn't comply with the rules because she knew it was voluntary. It wasn't until she was placed through the courts that she finally stayed put. If you want to try to go through the school first, call your local Student Advocacy Board, they are lawyers who will work with you to fight the school board to get what you need for your child. They work on a sliding fee scale. Even if you just try threatening the SD with that, they might cave as they do not want any negative press. You are not alone. You will find comfort and kindness here. There are some really wonderful people in this online community. Good luck and God bless. :) [/QUOTE]
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