16 yr old in Georgia

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Hey there,

Thanks for reaching out to NRS for help.

In a runaway situation, youth cannot be arrested. The only time we see people getting in trouble with the law in a runaway situation, is when adults let runaway’s stay with them, they’re charged with ‘Harboring a Runaway’. We are not legal experts, so we always offer to call out to local police with youth to find out about their protocols. If your friend needs a runaway shelter, please tell her to reach out to us, so we can help her!

Our safeline is open 24/7 and we also have a chatting service via our website!

Be well, NRS

In Georgia, if a 16 year old leaves home and stays with responsible adults, can he be forced to go back home? Can the responsible adults be charged with crimes for letting him love with them?

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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’ve run before and feel that running is your only option again. We want you to know that we are here as support to help you through this challenging time. We can best help by phone or chat as NRS is unable to respond more than twice by email or bulletin for assistance.

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 and share more about how we can help specifically, please call or chat soon. Our contact information is found below.

If you are at risk of any danger or feeling unsafe, we encourage you to reach out to 911 or seek emergency assistance immediately. If you’re feeling unsafe and need a safe place to go and talk to someone, you may wish to visit The National Safeplace website (www.nationalsafeplace.org). This organization provides access to immediate help and supportive resources for youth in need.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Be safe,
NRS

No they didn't file it, but police did get come out to look for me . When I ran away the first time, I didn't really think it through. But I still didn't get caught. I chose to come home . But now that I'm older and wiser and have done my research, I think I can runaway without ever being found. I'm deactivating my facebook, factory reseting my phone and leaving it behind. I'm going to tell my parents I'm staying with my friend for a few days and within that time is when I'm leaving.

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Re: 16 yr old in Georgia

First of all thank you for reaching out to the National Runaway Safeline - we're here to listen and to let you know that you're not going through this alone. We also want you to know that if you ever feel like your safety is in danger you have the right to call 911. No one should feel like their life is not being valued or supported.
Although we are not experts on the issue of suicide and if this is something that you would like to focus on then we can certainly provide you the number for the National Suicide Hotline 1-800-273-TALK they may be able to help you more because this is their area of expertise. This is concerning to us because you mentioned that you have attempted suicide several times. They can help direct you towards support and or services for your needs In the meantime, we hope that you can give us a call directly to get some emotional support
It makes sense of course that you would be worried about the legal ramifications of running away to be with your significant other in Florida. We are not legal experts and can only speak to the general situations you face, but you are always welcome to call in to our safeline at 1-800-786-2929 to talk with us live about your situation as well.
One course of action that could always make sense to call in anonymously to the non-emergency number of the local police district to see what their policy is on runaways. Talking to your home local police district anonymously could let you know how much investigation is typical to the department (subpoenas, or interrogations). Also, talking to the district that your significant other lives in in Florida would be helpful as you could likely find out what their typical course of action is in cases of runaways taken into custody - whether they hold runaways, return runaways to their parents, or to take them to YDC. However, much of what happens may depend on your parents. If you know they will file a runaway report in case you do leave home, then your significant other and their family could be charged with harboring a runaway. Of course, it depends on the situation, so this could just be good to consider. Did your parents file a report when you ran away the first time? That could help you know what they'll do and what you might need to consider.
It sounds like there is still much to discuss. If you don’t mind you can give us a call and we can talk about everything thoroughly. 1-800-RUNAWAY

I'm 16 and i live in georgia. and my significant other is 18 They live in Florida and want me to run away from home to live with them in Florida. If I Cross the state line, can police still find me down there and force me to come back to georgia? Can cops get a subpoena to get into my deleted facebook messages? Would cops interview or interrogate any of my friends or family to find out where I am? If cops found out my location could they search the house to find me? In Florida, I will be taken care of and will be happy with my significant other that I've been with for a year . I get treated poorly at home. I've tried killing myself 9 times, they know about a few of my attempts and don't care to help me or treat me better. They know that I've struggled with self harm. That I currently suffer from severe depression and anxiety. They brush it off. I continue to threaten to kill myself and my parent tells me to do it. To kill myself. I've had a knife pulled on me by one of my parents. I don't want to be taken to a foster home or a shelter. I want my freedom, and I want to be somewhere where I'll be treated with respect. But they wont allow me to become emancipated. Where I'm going I'll have food, shelter, clothes, a warm bed, a partner who will love me unconditionally, and a family who will love me too. I've already ran away once when I was 12. If im caught, Could I be taken to ydc since this would be my 2nd time running away? How long do you figure the cops will look for me before giving up?
A fast reply would be much appreciated.