i am extremely worried

[ackmedsgirl666]

my best friend got kicked outta her house
shes been living on the streets( as far as i still know)
i am extremely wrrd
shes only 15 and i wouldn;t want to hear about her getting hurt
i want her to be safe but i myself can only do so much as i live in a group home in and our access is very limited because of rules her mom has set out for us
i am really scared of losing her
any ideas on what i should do??

[Sapphire]

Contact social services.
Going through the system isn't fun but it is definitely better than living on the streets.

[ackmedsgirl666]

yes i know
the thing is that she doenslt like that kinda shitt
shes scared of losing everything including me and all of her family
are there any other alternatives?

[Sapphire]

After posting this I came across Desi's post about being kicked out. As I said there, staying with friends is a good temporary solution.
If any of her friends' parents are willing to take her in long term then that would be an option.
Otherwise finding somewhere more permanent is best.

Maybe you could do a search to see if there are any local organisations where she can get free legal advice.
This would be very beneficial as it would make her current options regarding housing clearer and she can apply for any support available from the government as well.

[ackmedsgirl666]

i just called her on the phone as i am going away for the week'
shes atr home for now i guess
all i coukld hear was her mom ranting at her
like this is clearly the problem
if anything does happen to her i will surely blame her mother

[Sapphire]

I'm glad that she's got somewhere warm to stay.

In reality home is not the best place for her or her siblings and I would be happier if she were somewhere safe.

Get her to contact Kids Help Phone (http://www.kidshelpphone.ca/) - they should be able to give her advice on everything she's having to deal with. They will also be able to help point her in the right direction of shelters etc if she ends up on the street again.

Covenant House (http://www.covenanthouse.on.ca/Youth/Home.aspx) is especially for young people (they do say that the minimum age is 16 but Desi is not far off turning 16) and they seem to provide help over many areas.

Neither of these require the people that contact them to report anything to social services or the such like.

I hope you have good week away and try to not let your concern for a friend in need cast a big grey cloud over it.

[ackmedsgirl666]

kk i will recommend it to her
thx for ur help

[Sapphire]

Oh dear, I've just realised that I've confused one of Gwyn's posts for Desi's! Lol. I'm dim.
In that case some of what I've been saying might be an overreaction. I honestly don't know enough about Desi's home life to make that judgment.
Either way, those links give her somewhere warm and safe to go if she needs it.

[ShatteredWings]

^^its okay. autumn yelled at me for double posting before she realized the usernames.

Look, kenzie, you're far closer to her (distance wise) than i am. Well that and you have access to a phone that isn't going to charge some stupid ammount a minute for int'l calls
if she wont call anyone to get out of there, you do it.

no carole, you're not overreacting at all.

DESI if you're READING this. Don't be overly pissed off, but I'm SEROIUS you need to get away from your mother