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bran155
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I just got a call from my daughter's lawyer. I am so excited and relieved!!! She is one of the lawyer's that have appeared in court for my daughter. The only one that ever calls me back. She has been on vacation for 2 weeks, just came back and looked through my daughter's file. She said she just wanted to see if I was okay and keep me updated. LOVE HER!!!!
Anyway she and I talked at length. My daughter's case will be transferred to the new court, it's actually called Youth Court. It is designed to help kids get back on track, not just throw them in jail. She said that the DA does agree that Jail is not the right place for my daughter but he does not want to let her out as she will flee once again. Smart guy!!! She will remain in jail until they find a better PLACEMENT!!!! So excited and grateful that they want to place her. We will be assigned new social workers that work for this Youth Court. I explained to Ellen, (lawyer's name) that the ideal placement would be a lockdown treatment center that has DBT therapy. Ellen agrees that my daughter (I'll call her "B", it's much easier), needs to be in treatment. She says that Youth Court is willing and able to find the appropriate placement for her. In the meantime she will stay in jail to ensure her safety. Ellen also mentioned Mental Health Court. B will only qualify for that court if the DA keeps the Felony charge. Ellen says that the DA does not want my daughter to have a Felony on her record. Wow, I am blown away at the sympathy we are getting from the court system!!! B does not know how lucky she is!!!!!!!!!! As of right now we do not have a court date as the proper paperwork is still pending. I don't care how long it takes. I am just so happy that B will be getting, yet another shot at life!!!! Ellen says that the woman who runs the Youth Court is amazing, very knowledgeable and sympathetic to the mentally ill. She says that this new court will be more hands on and specific to my daughter's needs. I am so overwhelmed that I just want to do back flips!!!! I am like a little kid, running around my house with excitement!!!!
I don't like the fact that B is in jail however, I feel a lot better about it knowing that there is a plan for her. That this is just a means to an end makes me feel so much better about her being in an orange jumpsuit!!! lol I am so grateful to all of the "systems" we have been a part of. I have heard such horror stories and I feel so blessed that I can only report good things. We have been so lucky. Everyone involved has always had my daughter's best interest in mind. It's as though a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders!!! I have hope again!!! I am CAUTIOUSLY optimistic. I am not going to live on cloud nine and think just because B will be placed yet again, that our problems are over. I know that is not the case. I am a bit jaded as I have been through this many, many times. I am still of the mindset that the only way my daughther will make any progress is if she wants to. But hey, more treatment can't hurt - right? Maybe, just maybe something will sink in this time around. Who knows. I am praying for a program with DBT therapy. Everything I have read about it is so promising. That is what was recommended from day one with the Borderline diagnosis. Keeping all of my bodily extensions crossed!!!! lol
Thanks for listening. I am sorry that I have been monopolizing the boards again.
Shawna
Anyway she and I talked at length. My daughter's case will be transferred to the new court, it's actually called Youth Court. It is designed to help kids get back on track, not just throw them in jail. She said that the DA does agree that Jail is not the right place for my daughter but he does not want to let her out as she will flee once again. Smart guy!!! She will remain in jail until they find a better PLACEMENT!!!! So excited and grateful that they want to place her. We will be assigned new social workers that work for this Youth Court. I explained to Ellen, (lawyer's name) that the ideal placement would be a lockdown treatment center that has DBT therapy. Ellen agrees that my daughter (I'll call her "B", it's much easier), needs to be in treatment. She says that Youth Court is willing and able to find the appropriate placement for her. In the meantime she will stay in jail to ensure her safety. Ellen also mentioned Mental Health Court. B will only qualify for that court if the DA keeps the Felony charge. Ellen says that the DA does not want my daughter to have a Felony on her record. Wow, I am blown away at the sympathy we are getting from the court system!!! B does not know how lucky she is!!!!!!!!!! As of right now we do not have a court date as the proper paperwork is still pending. I don't care how long it takes. I am just so happy that B will be getting, yet another shot at life!!!! Ellen says that the woman who runs the Youth Court is amazing, very knowledgeable and sympathetic to the mentally ill. She says that this new court will be more hands on and specific to my daughter's needs. I am so overwhelmed that I just want to do back flips!!!! I am like a little kid, running around my house with excitement!!!!
I don't like the fact that B is in jail however, I feel a lot better about it knowing that there is a plan for her. That this is just a means to an end makes me feel so much better about her being in an orange jumpsuit!!! lol I am so grateful to all of the "systems" we have been a part of. I have heard such horror stories and I feel so blessed that I can only report good things. We have been so lucky. Everyone involved has always had my daughter's best interest in mind. It's as though a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders!!! I have hope again!!! I am CAUTIOUSLY optimistic. I am not going to live on cloud nine and think just because B will be placed yet again, that our problems are over. I know that is not the case. I am a bit jaded as I have been through this many, many times. I am still of the mindset that the only way my daughther will make any progress is if she wants to. But hey, more treatment can't hurt - right? Maybe, just maybe something will sink in this time around. Who knows. I am praying for a program with DBT therapy. Everything I have read about it is so promising. That is what was recommended from day one with the Borderline diagnosis. Keeping all of my bodily extensions crossed!!!! lol
Thanks for listening. I am sorry that I have been monopolizing the boards again.
Shawna
