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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 229684" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>PS- Here, the repetative stays at psychiatric hospital and possibility of being sent to Residential Treatment Center (RTC) are considered "being at risk for hospitalization and/or institionalized". Also, my son is at risk for being sent to state Department of Juvenile Justice dept of correction.</p><p></p><p>Here's what I'd recommend if your state has "parental placement" of a child that allows a parent to retain all parental rights and legal custody while voluntarily choosing to place a child outside the home temporarily- I would find out how to pursue that and go for it. Reason being, here at least, they will asemble a team to talk to you about it and try to find a way to keep the child in the home and see if they can offer help (less cost to them that way). If that won't work and you place the child out of the home, it does not go thru the courts like having your child taken away from you would and you can go get your child at any time if you became uncomfortable about the situation (ie- you thought your difficult child was being abused or something). Also, you retain parental rights and must be kept involved in the decision making process. The goal is for the child to come back home if possible. (If therapuetic goals are met)</p><p></p><p>The law allowing this was just passed in our state last month, so it's worth finding out your state's laws regarding parental placement first.</p><p></p><p>The law and establishment of funding for help to at-risk kids is called "Community Services Act" in our state. I have no idea if thats a commone name for it in other states. You could start by googling "at-risk youth" along with your state's name. </p><p></p><p>If you're in Virginia, by any chance, PM me and I can send you specific phone numbers and names of people to talk to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 229684, member: 3699"] PS- Here, the repetative stays at psychiatric hospital and possibility of being sent to Residential Treatment Center (RTC) are considered "being at risk for hospitalization and/or institionalized". Also, my son is at risk for being sent to state Department of Juvenile Justice dept of correction. Here's what I'd recommend if your state has "parental placement" of a child that allows a parent to retain all parental rights and legal custody while voluntarily choosing to place a child outside the home temporarily- I would find out how to pursue that and go for it. Reason being, here at least, they will asemble a team to talk to you about it and try to find a way to keep the child in the home and see if they can offer help (less cost to them that way). If that won't work and you place the child out of the home, it does not go thru the courts like having your child taken away from you would and you can go get your child at any time if you became uncomfortable about the situation (ie- you thought your difficult child was being abused or something). Also, you retain parental rights and must be kept involved in the decision making process. The goal is for the child to come back home if possible. (If therapuetic goals are met) The law allowing this was just passed in our state last month, so it's worth finding out your state's laws regarding parental placement first. The law and establishment of funding for help to at-risk kids is called "Community Services Act" in our state. I have no idea if thats a commone name for it in other states. You could start by googling "at-risk youth" along with your state's name. If you're in Virginia, by any chance, PM me and I can send you specific phone numbers and names of people to talk to. [/QUOTE]
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