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<blockquote data-quote="overcome mom" data-source="post: 747895" data-attributes="member: 23328"><p>My son also was in a treatment facility at about the same age. Did they not have a discharge plan? Have you been able to talk with the therapist and tell him/her of your concerns? If not I would try to talk with someone tomorrow. At the very least they should give you some numbers to call if you start to have problems. Before my son was released we talked with him and the therapist and made some basic rules that he had to follow. It was helpful to do it in that environment. You can only do what you can do. You can't be there every second of the day. If he runs report him as gone, if he talks of hurting himself call the police/mental health agency. That is all you can do. I have been where you are and nothing worked. He has to decide that he wants a different life. Right now he is young and thinks he knows it all. In addition it sounds as if he has a drug problem. It's terribly hard but it sounds like you have done what you can do. </p><p>Of course there is NO WAY they are going to emancipate him. Have him look up who gets emancipated and it is someone who is going to school and who can support themselves and who does not have a criminal record. Maybe you can tell him he can work on getting emancipated but will need to go back to school and get a job. That is what the judge will be looking for when he goes to court. Good luck keep us posted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="overcome mom, post: 747895, member: 23328"] My son also was in a treatment facility at about the same age. Did they not have a discharge plan? Have you been able to talk with the therapist and tell him/her of your concerns? If not I would try to talk with someone tomorrow. At the very least they should give you some numbers to call if you start to have problems. Before my son was released we talked with him and the therapist and made some basic rules that he had to follow. It was helpful to do it in that environment. You can only do what you can do. You can't be there every second of the day. If he runs report him as gone, if he talks of hurting himself call the police/mental health agency. That is all you can do. I have been where you are and nothing worked. He has to decide that he wants a different life. Right now he is young and thinks he knows it all. In addition it sounds as if he has a drug problem. It's terribly hard but it sounds like you have done what you can do. Of course there is NO WAY they are going to emancipate him. Have him look up who gets emancipated and it is someone who is going to school and who can support themselves and who does not have a criminal record. Maybe you can tell him he can work on getting emancipated but will need to go back to school and get a job. That is what the judge will be looking for when he goes to court. Good luck keep us posted. [/QUOTE]
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