michelle_Freema
New Member
I'm an adult from church who is trying to help a 17 year old. Her mother is mentally ill and no longer on meds. I have witnessed years of crazyness and the 17 year old has had enough. the mother packed her up and drove her to her father who has just returned to her life after being absent for 5+ years. declared herself to be an unfit mother and that her father needed to take her. the father has had a previous drug problem that may have returned, is living in a hotel by the week that is in an area of prostitution, has been hospitalized 6-7 times in the past 4 months and is unemployed. the room has one bed and a love seat in it, she sleeps on the loveseat. She has told me that her father has done some things that have made her uncomfortable. We spoke with dad and offered to help him with taking her in and making sure she got to and from school and that we wanted to check on him as he is facing more surgery in november. Her mothered has flipped. The 17 yr. old was at my home with her fathers permission and had left to be home by curfew when the police showed up at my home and her mother had accused her of running away. After speaking with the police they suggested that after visiting with the mom (and though they couldn't elaborate, they conveyed that they thought she was mentally ill) that she become emancipated. I know of two other famlies that would be willing to take her in. She's a great kid! If you have to show that you can pay all bills on your own, and that's not possible and continue to go to school, Then what! She is starting to panic and can't seem to stop crying. We called CPS and they only visited with her for 10 minutes and then visited dad, they haven't meet mom yet. As things are escallating the case worker has gone out of town for 4 days. I don't know what to tell her, I've been telling her for 2 years, Just work hard at school and get off to college and start your life. I'm not sure if she can take much more!
