Discussion forum for parents in Australia
05-13-2018 05:06 AM
05-13-2018 06:53 PM - edited 05-13-2018 07:39 PM
Hi @Cathy0129 welcome to ReachOut and thank you for sharing. This understandably is an incredibly stressful time for you and I'm sorry to hear that your daughter has been running away and putting herself in unsafe situations. It's great that you've come here for support. How are you looking after yourself throughout all of this? I'm going to tag some of our members who may have been in similar situations or know of someone who has to see if they can provide you with some advice and support @Schooner @taokat @jdbza @sunflowermom @Sister
05-14-2018 01:02 PM
05-14-2018 02:13 PM
hi @Cathy0129,
Thanks for giving us more information - that is a really tough situation, and I can understand that you must be frustrated with how limited your options are.
It sounds like you're in the US - as we are an Australian service, we are limited in what information around services and supports that we can offer you and can unfortunately only offer you some peer support.
As @Lan-RO said - it is important that you are accessing support for yourself, and looking after your own wellbeing while this is happening with your daughter. Who do you have in your support network?
05-14-2018 11:55 PM
Hi @Cathy0129, what an awfully stressful time for you and I can imagine you must be desperate for help for your daughter.
This must all be taking it's toll on you - are you doing anything to look after you and keep your batteries charged?
I'm sorry we're unable to offer you info as we're in Australia with different resources, laws and processes. I'd suggest looking online to see if there are any US services you can call for further advice on what you can do though.
Let us know how you get on.
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