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Question: !!!PLEASE HELP!!!!! MY PARENTS ARE GOING TO SEND ME TO BOOT CAMP FOR NO REASON MY MOM AND DAD BOTH HIT ME AND I DID PUSH MY MOM 1 TIME THATS ALL SO SHE CAN STOP HITTING ME WITH MY DAD HE PUNCH ME SO I JUST BEAR HUG HIM IS THERE ANY WAY FOR ME TO GET OUT OF THIS FAMLIY AND LIVE BY MY OWN I DO MAKE MONEY I SELL HIP HOP BEATS (MAKE GOOD MONEY )I DO TAKE PILLS FOR MY BYPOLER SIN-DRUM CAN MY PARENTS USE THAT SO I CAN'T GET AWAY FROM THIS FAMLIY AND ALSO MY MOM DOES TAKE HEAVY MED. !!!PLEASE HELP!!!!!

Answer:

If you are being physically abused, you need to call the police (911) and Child Protective Services at 1-800-767-2445.  You can also contact the Children's Law Center on-line.

If there is any other family members or friends' families you can stay with, have them contact the Children's Law Center at 602-258-3434 x 266.

To answer your question about living on your own, see the Law for Kids section on Emancipation

Note that you have to be at least 16 years old to be emancipated.
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On 04/28/09
Troy from MA said:
My dad always hits me hard.He even thretened to hit my dog!I always want to just call the police but there my parentsand i dont have the nerve to.If my dad could just stop hittting me and stop with the thretens my life would be awesome!!!!!
On 05/02/08
kaykay from NM said:
u can all ways file for teenage amancipation. im not sure all the details but look into it.
On 05/01/08
JT from TN said:
If your parent or parents are abusing you then you need to get help. You deserve better than that.GO GET HELP AND GET IT QUICK.
On 05/01/08
sissy from TN said:
well if my parents hit me then i would tell the gudience counceler so he or she could get me out of that house. cause if a parent does that to a child then they should't even have custody of that kid
On 04/19/08
john from CT said:
Hey dude, i've been in detention, residential programs, and im currently in a group home. talk to someone, a school phsychologist, police officer...anyone. i dont want u to have to go through the same stuff i did. get help asap.
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