Need help very badly!!
Recently my family and I have found out that parents in our family have become badly addicted to persc drugs. The bad news is the mom is 7 months pregnant and they already have a 13, an 8, and an 11 month old. The kids are not going to school regularly, we're being called for by them for food, they are being taken on drug runs, and the 2 oldest know what is going on. We have called DCFS and they can't step in, the police are trying to build a case, but that takes time, and we don't know what else to do. We try to take the kids, but the parents avoid us. Any suggestions? We are in desperate need!!!
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I think the most important thing to do is help those children. There has to be something their school can do... have you tried speaking to the children’s school counselor to explore some options? You’re doing the right thing by calling DCFS and the police. Nar-Anon meetings could be helpful too http://www.nar-anon.org/Nar-Anon/Nar-Anon_Home.html
We have talked to the schools and they are helping build a case. The 2 older ones have been late everyday or just don't go. I'm so worried for the 11-month old, because if she finds a pill on the ground it will kill her if she eats it. The baby on the way, is damaged already for sure. The problem with all of this is that it is taking too much time. The kids have to get out of there.
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How horrific! Number one is to do whatever you need to do to keep the children safe. You can offer your home or hugs as a haven. With the school's help, a case worker will most probably be pulled in. There are times when spending some time in foster care, although preferably with relatives, is not rhe worst thing that can happen to children if it forces parents into taking responsibility for their choices and get help for their addictions.
We have been cut off from contact with the kids now. We confronted the parents and we were hated from that point on. DCFS has now made contact, but they don't live in a bad neighborhood, they have a nice home now, but that's in foreclosure, and the older kids are bribed with games and things to keep quiet. We can do no more now and are at the mercy of the police, school and DCFS.
