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<blockquote data-quote="Ephchap" data-source="post: 64277" data-attributes="member: 27"><p>My son had just turned 17. Did he want to go? Well, at that point, he had just been arrested and knew he had to turn his life around. He was in the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) by the time his court date came up, so even though the prosecutor was out for blood and wanted to send my just barely 17 year old to adult jail, the judge shook her head and said no way was she going to pull him out of such an intense program. The goal, after all, was to try to help him, not punish him.</p><p></p><p>I found the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) through a gazillion phone calls to psychiatric and university hospitals, substance abuse hospitals, and the state's MHMR Agency. They referred me to another agency that they dealt with, and he was seen through them. They agreed that all the short-term psychiatric and substance abuse programs had not helped, and agreed that the dual-diagnostic residential facility was necessary.</p><p></p><p>I had never even heard of it, but it was in Michigan. It was for adolescents. Even though the Michigan court system considered by 17 year old an adult, the medical and psychiatric world consider 17 a juvenille/adolescent.</p><p></p><p>I'd contact the MHMR in your area and see if they have any suggestions.</p><p></p><p>Hugs,</p><p>Deb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ephchap, post: 64277, member: 27"] My son had just turned 17. Did he want to go? Well, at that point, he had just been arrested and knew he had to turn his life around. He was in the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) by the time his court date came up, so even though the prosecutor was out for blood and wanted to send my just barely 17 year old to adult jail, the judge shook her head and said no way was she going to pull him out of such an intense program. The goal, after all, was to try to help him, not punish him. I found the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) through a gazillion phone calls to psychiatric and university hospitals, substance abuse hospitals, and the state's MHMR Agency. They referred me to another agency that they dealt with, and he was seen through them. They agreed that all the short-term psychiatric and substance abuse programs had not helped, and agreed that the dual-diagnostic residential facility was necessary. I had never even heard of it, but it was in Michigan. It was for adolescents. Even though the Michigan court system considered by 17 year old an adult, the medical and psychiatric world consider 17 a juvenille/adolescent. I'd contact the MHMR in your area and see if they have any suggestions. Hugs, Deb [/QUOTE]
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