2002 Youth of the Quarter: Allison
(Oklahoma Girls Group Home)

Allison is 15 years old. She has had the unfortunate experience of dealing with abuse and other extensive family difficulties. She moved to Oklahoma from Colorado at the age of 12. For the last ten years she has been raised by her mother and stepfather, and has a twin brother. She has only recently had contact with her biological father. Allison was admitted to our facility in February. She displayed resentment toward staff because of the incident that resulted in her placement. Basically it was a domestic disturbance which resulted in her being the only one charged. She struggled with the program for some time and engaged in a lot of manipulation and game-playing behind the scenes. She got caught up in one of them and went through a rather intense accountability group. Since that time she has turned her behavior around and become a solid leader of the milieu. She will be discharged this month and will be going to live with her Dad in (of all places) Pennsylvania. We are very proud of her for this.

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