Hi Natalie, No, he did not come home last night. We used find my iphone to see where he was and walked in MacDonald's as he was leaving, but he bolted and would not speak to us. He then turned off find my iphone. We then went to the police and reported him as a missing person. His boss let me know that he did not come to work today. Another issue we are worried about is that work will owe him about 3 weeks Holiday pay, and are worried that when he is terminated and that payment comes through, he will think its christmas and buy more drugs with it. He has been using his whole weeks pay in about 48hrs and then texting us for money saying that he is hungry, which we have not given him as we are not convinced that he will buy food with it. We tell him to come home and we will cook you a meal but he never does. We have topped up his opal card directly as he cannot use that to buy drugs. It seems we don't have any options and can't get that money stopped and the employer is required to make the payments at the appropriate times. We have been talking to parent helpline and as stated have another one-on-one session in a few days, but not too sure on any other options to help us. Thank you ... View more

Hi Stormy, Thanks for your reply. We have tried Headspace, and the Family Drug Support, but unfortunately as he is 16 he has to agree to the help and come voluntarily, which at this point he wont even consider as he thinks he doesn't have a problem. I was even considering a mental health assessment, but same as above, he has to come voluntarily. My Wife and I have had one session with your one-on-one coaching using her username, we have our second one later this week. I will check out Relationships Aust, and the links to the articles, thankyou. I tried one family phycologist today and the 1st app. I can get is November. He doesn't believe his behaviour is impacting us at all, he is behaving very self centered and only considers himself. It is now 6.21pm and he is still not home and not returning our calls or messages. We are very concerned. We have organised to speak with a Youth Liaison Officer this week too, we are trying as much as we can think of. ... View more