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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 612335" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>I've given this alot of thought and really don't know what you should do when you are between a rock and a hard place. My fear is that he will be bumped into an adult facility and then he would likely be the youngest which probably is more uncomfortable (and possibly more dangerous) than a juvie placement....plus the record of that placement, if it should happen, would likely follow him into the future.</p><p></p><p>Like you we did multiple placements with the last one being a Department of Juvenile Justice program. They did not go to AA or NA meetings. They did not have "official" meetings at all. It was the best option that his PO and I could find and it did serve a purpose. It did not, however, get rid of the SA issues. In each program he "learned" undesirable information from the guys he lived with AND there is a pattern in all SA programs to "bond" for contact after release. In the private programs there were teens who had similar backgrounds and had "gone astray" but more than half came from very questionable environments with irratic families.</p><p></p><p>I realize you are eager for positive input. Truthfully, in my humble opinion, it's a **** shoot. Personally I would avoid the adult system at almost all costs. We opted to private pay for counseling with permission of the PO. It was what we felt was the best chance for him. Sending prayers of support to you. Hugs DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 612335, member: 35"] I've given this alot of thought and really don't know what you should do when you are between a rock and a hard place. My fear is that he will be bumped into an adult facility and then he would likely be the youngest which probably is more uncomfortable (and possibly more dangerous) than a juvie placement....plus the record of that placement, if it should happen, would likely follow him into the future. Like you we did multiple placements with the last one being a Department of Juvenile Justice program. They did not go to AA or NA meetings. They did not have "official" meetings at all. It was the best option that his PO and I could find and it did serve a purpose. It did not, however, get rid of the SA issues. In each program he "learned" undesirable information from the guys he lived with AND there is a pattern in all SA programs to "bond" for contact after release. In the private programs there were teens who had similar backgrounds and had "gone astray" but more than half came from very questionable environments with irratic families. I realize you are eager for positive input. Truthfully, in my humble opinion, it's a **** shoot. Personally I would avoid the adult system at almost all costs. We opted to private pay for counseling with permission of the PO. It was what we felt was the best chance for him. Sending prayers of support to you. Hugs DDD [/QUOTE]
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