abuse

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Hello! I've been abused by my sister, she always hits me or slaps me, one time she even strangled me. she once threw a bottle and hit my ribs, it hurt for a week. my parents love her more than me because she's adopted, my sister always accuses me of making fun of her for being adopted. one time my parents screamed at me for an hour for waking up at 6 am not 5 am, she can't even wake up at 10:30. me and my 3 friends wanna run away from home because we're abused, it makes us sick. the sad thing is just we're minors, so we can't run away from home. I don't wanna contact the police most likely because it would cause more problems. we'd run away at around age 18 since it's the legal age for us to run away from home, but we're still preteens, it would be a long, really long time. my mom once threatened to take my phone away because my friends are "distracting" me. I once had suicidal thoughts of killing myself, but I was scared and I know for a fact that there are still people that love me, like my friends so I just couldn't do it. could you guys maybe provide us with a good way to run away? we would really appreciate it. thanks a lot!

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Hi there,
Thank you for writing to us here at National Runaway Safeline (NRS). We understand it takes great courage to reach out, and we appreciate you sharing a little bit about what’s going on. It sounds like you’re quite overwhelmed by things at home right now and you mentioned being harmed. We’re sorry you’re going through this. You don't deserve to be hurt in any way. If you are at risk of any danger or feeling unsafe, we encourage you to reach out to 911 or seek emergency assistance immediately. You may also be able to report any mistreatment to CPS. Child Help USA 1-800-422-4453 www.childhelp.org is an organization that helps protect minors from being harmed. They can tell you more about how CPS could respond to your situation. If you ever need assistance calling out to CPS to make an abuse or neglect report please call is at 1-800-RUNAWAY.
Often, having a safe space to share how you’re feeling may bring a variety of solutions previously not thought of. You are not alone in this. We want you to know that we are here as support to help you through this challenging time.
If you would like to talk more in detail please chat soon through our website www.1800runaway.org (click on the chat button) if you are unable to call in. We unfortunately cannot give advice as we are non-directive. You know your situation best
We hope to hear from you soon.
Be safe,
NRS