Need Help To Admit Brother And Sister In Law In Drug Treatment?
They have 3 children which are o.k. living with the grandparents for the time being…Both are refusing to go to treatment on there own..How do you get them to go with police involved without having the children put in foster care..PLEASE HELP Thanks in advance for all responses…
if they havent said they hate it, yet…..
dont waste your time. when you hear that, theyll go on their own.
you cant help unless they want help……..
If a family member will volunteer to take care of the children or maybe a clean close friend they can be kept out of foster care. God Bless the little children and God be with you all.
These are two separate issues. If the parents are unable to care for the children, you can contact Child Protective Services and let them know the children are okay for now, living with family, but that the parents either endangered them or neglected them, or otherwise abused them. It is important to have good documentation about all the allegations you’re making. The children will be allowed to remain with the grandparents, because it is always preferable to have children live with a family member than a non-family member.
Children’s services or law enforcement (whichever you contact) will conduct an investigation and bring criminal charges… either for child endangerment or neglect… or for drug-related charges, depending on what they find. Once they hit the Court system, the Judge will force them into treatment
A word of warning. A court order is not a magic pill… it cannot make people want drug treatment. Getting treatment, getting clean… that’s a very difficult and very long road to travel. You can lead them to it, but you can’t force them to engage in treatment and make life changes.
Most important is that all the adults in your family (meaning the children’s grandparents and all the aunts and uncles) get together and develop your strategy for dealing with this situation. Establish the boundaries that are appropriate NOT for your brother to keep liking you, but to protect those kids whether or not he keeps liking you…
Finally, it is important that the grandparents get temporary guardianship… If they don’t do that, as soon as the parents are confronted about treatment, they will try to get the kids back, and without temporary guardianship, the grandparents have no right to keep them from the children… no matter how tweaked they are.
You might want to call a drug rehab center and ask if they could do a drug intervention.They may be able to help.
Usually they would meet with family members and the addicts together.The family will tell the addicts what it is like trying to deal with their behavior.This might be humiliating enough that addicts may accept any help they could get to make things right with their family.Than maybe not.But it is worth a try!!!Good luck!!!!
I missed something. Police are involved and they
are at home or incarcerated?
i don’t say this with any disrespect but the only people who can help them with drug treatment is themselves…….
people who aren’t willing to see the problem….. the problem doesn’t exist. it is only those people who actually see that they have a problem and are willing to receive treatment will overcome it.