15 year old runaway??

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I am a fifteen year old girl. All of my life my mother has been an alcoholic, even before I was born.
For nearly thirteen years of my life I lived with my mother & grandmother.
Anyway, shes always been horrible to me. Shes hit me a couple of times for crying & verbally abuses me all the time.
I get mental breakdowns/panic attacks because of her all the time, & she says she doesn't care. She always yells at me & i cant stand in anymore.
I need to get out, my grandma died so I can't stay with her. My dad is in jail. But my best friends mom and older sister
says if I run away tomorrow I wont have to come back, & that they will help me get emancipated or will legally adopt me.
What should I do??

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Re: 15 year old runaway??

Hello,

Thank you for writing to us here at National Runaway Safeline (NRS). It sounds like you have been through a lot. You mentioned your mom verbally abuses you and has hit you for crying. We are sorry to hear that you have gone through that. You do not deserve to be harmed in any way. It seems you have identified some support in all of this which is great. We cannot tell you what to do because you know what is best for your safety and well-being. If you would like to sort through your thoughts and some possible options, we are here by phone 24/7. We may not be able to tell you what to do, but we will explore all that we can with you and offer you helpful resources. One helpful resource is Child Help USA 1-800-422-4453 www.childhelp.org. This organization strives to keep youth safe. You may be able to talk with someone about filing a report if you wised to do so as well as exploring what you can do in your situation.

We hope this helps and look forward to hearing from you soon so that we may help.

Be safe and take care,

NRS