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<blockquote data-quote="Marcie Mac" data-source="post: 355858" data-attributes="member: 47"><p>You are dealing with a system that is punitive based. They do not recognize for the most part, nor are equipped, to deal with mental health issues on top of everything else. Every public defender I have come across with Dan was useless when it came to advocating for him. The only thing they were good at was collecting money for their poor representation from me. I was successful in getting the judge to agree to a residential - and Dan sat in juvy for months being "interviewed" by various facilities - he was one of the lucky ones as ther were kids in there for years as if the facilities didn't think they could come up with a success story, they didn't take them.</p><p> </p><p>And the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) he was remanded to - punitive based - they admitted he had more problems than they could deal with to me but never put that in his record, he had his PO changed more than one would change their underwear and the last one he had, didn't believe in any mental health problems and remanded him to 6 months boot camp to learn control over his impulsive behavior (without benefit of his medications) And the school they insist he go to on his release, punitive based and his medications that the school was in charge of, were not given and disappeared on a regular basis as they did while he was in juvy being moved around every other month because of "overcrowding" I had to call every visitation before hand to see what facility he was currently at.</p><p> </p><p>Honestly, analizing their actions is an exercise in futility - am sure a lot of it is doing the best they can in a punitive based system. They wil look at you as being an advasary instead of a partner with what they have to offer mental health wise. No good is being served with your belief from years ago that the whole place is staffed of stupid young inexperienced people and people are plotting and are out to get you. </p><p> </p><p>Do your parent report as there is no law against your taking him into a psychiatric doctor of your choosing, but also take him into whatever facility if they want you to do that. Probation will never be a sucessful transition into PCness if you are dealing with a kid with mental health issues that is not on medications. The system is set up for them to fail miserably and they become disposable kids, set up for a lifetime of being institualized via incarceration. Keep your eye on your goal, learn to make that happen within the pathetic juvinille system, and filter out all the other stuff re gal, your brother, etc. If you focus too much on the wrongness of it all your son won't have a chance and before you know it, he will be 18 and any kind of help will not be forthcomming</p><p> </p><p>Marcie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marcie Mac, post: 355858, member: 47"] You are dealing with a system that is punitive based. They do not recognize for the most part, nor are equipped, to deal with mental health issues on top of everything else. Every public defender I have come across with Dan was useless when it came to advocating for him. The only thing they were good at was collecting money for their poor representation from me. I was successful in getting the judge to agree to a residential - and Dan sat in juvy for months being "interviewed" by various facilities - he was one of the lucky ones as ther were kids in there for years as if the facilities didn't think they could come up with a success story, they didn't take them. And the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) he was remanded to - punitive based - they admitted he had more problems than they could deal with to me but never put that in his record, he had his PO changed more than one would change their underwear and the last one he had, didn't believe in any mental health problems and remanded him to 6 months boot camp to learn control over his impulsive behavior (without benefit of his medications) And the school they insist he go to on his release, punitive based and his medications that the school was in charge of, were not given and disappeared on a regular basis as they did while he was in juvy being moved around every other month because of "overcrowding" I had to call every visitation before hand to see what facility he was currently at. Honestly, analizing their actions is an exercise in futility - am sure a lot of it is doing the best they can in a punitive based system. They wil look at you as being an advasary instead of a partner with what they have to offer mental health wise. No good is being served with your belief from years ago that the whole place is staffed of stupid young inexperienced people and people are plotting and are out to get you. Do your parent report as there is no law against your taking him into a psychiatric doctor of your choosing, but also take him into whatever facility if they want you to do that. Probation will never be a sucessful transition into PCness if you are dealing with a kid with mental health issues that is not on medications. The system is set up for them to fail miserably and they become disposable kids, set up for a lifetime of being institualized via incarceration. Keep your eye on your goal, learn to make that happen within the pathetic juvinille system, and filter out all the other stuff re gal, your brother, etc. If you focus too much on the wrongness of it all your son won't have a chance and before you know it, he will be 18 and any kind of help will not be forthcomming Marcie [/QUOTE]
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