I am an adopted 15 year old boy from Arizona. My adoptive parents abuse me physically and mentally. I am never allowed out of the house besides school. My mother is a heavy drug user and unbearable to be around. I have a close friend that his family is more than willing to take me in and help me. Is there anything I could do to make this happen? I don't think I could last until I'm 18!

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Question: I am an adopted 15 year old boy from Arizona. My adoptive parents abuse me physically and mentally. I am never allowed out of the house besides school. My mother is a heavy drug user and unbearable to be around. I have a close friend that his family is more than willing to take me in and help me. Is there anything I could do to make this happen? I don't think I could last until I'm 18!

Answer: If you are being abused you need to tell a trusted adult and have them contact Child Protective Services at (888) 767-2445. CPS will investigate your situation and if necessary remove you from the home. You can request help from the family willing to take you in, but you need to go through the State to be officially removed from the home.

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On 09/07/08 wil from FL said: look i have been through all kinds of abuse from the age of 0 days old untill the age of 14 when i got in trouble with the law.if you feel that no one cares it is a lie.cops do not get paid to care.most of them care alot.they will help.teachers will help.the guy or girl behind the desk will help.anyone can help you all you have to do is talk.nobody can help you unless you talk.rember you are somebody.i did not think that at all at first.but when i adopted my first kid from my wife i found out then i was somebody to her and my son.do not give up on life.
On 05/19/08 anon from Othr said: Im 14 years old and i have a female friend and she gets physically abused by her dad. it doesnt happen all the time but lately its got worse. He has started to kick her and bang her head against hard objects her younger brother tried to stop the situation but id didn't help matters because the boy ended up with red marks and scratches . My friend tried fighting back by kicking her father but it seem to help. After she told me what had hapened we both burst into tears, im just so worried because she is too scared to tell anyone, what if it goes too far one day and i end up losing my friend???
On 11/29/07 Wendy from MD said: How are you now? Has anyone called social services on your adoptive parents? I was in a similar situation. There is a light at the end of the tunnel!
On 10/08/07 elepha from AL said: the thing about being adopted is it is hard to get out of the abuse because the people that adopt you are considered good people in society who can never abuse a child so people can adopt and abuse that child they adopt and the child is stuck in the abuse thanks to the good society of people
On 10/07/07 exotic from KS said: my adoptive mother abused me and no one would help me I just had to run away because no one would help me
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