Juvenile Detention: Judge Not Giving Help Thats Needed

My question involves juvenile law in the State of: virginia
my grandson.he is 17.he is gonna be 18 on june 19 2012.he has severe anxiety,depression.we have been

asking for help for him for years and nobody would or could help.he is currently in the juvenile detention in winchester,va.he fled

court april 12,2012 when his public defender said he was going to juvenile detention.he was caught on april 13,2012 and was sent to

juvenile detention.he flipped out while there,hitting his head off the wall till there was blood and they said he could call his

mother if he calmed down.he called her and said he took a overdose of cold medicine{HE OVERDOSE IN FEBUARY FROM TAKING BENEDRLY.HE

HAD A SEIZURE AND WAS IN ICU FOR 2 DAYS}once again nobody helped us to get him treatment from the crisis place that was sent to see

him.he could not handle detention and was sent to the: Commonwealth Center
P.O. Box 4000
Staunton, Virginia 24402-4000
540/332-2100
he became suicidel on friday april 13,2012 while in the juvenile detention----he went to court today and was given 20 days detention and 50 days at phoenix house for treatment.(we had it all set up for him to go.approved thru his medicade.he has poly substance abuse as well as severe anxiety and depression.it was recommended he go to this place--
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he is still detained but he cannot get the treatment he so desperatly needs.the judge said if my

daughter and grandson didnt stop talking(TRYING TO TELL HIM HE NEEDS HELP NOT DETENTION)he would make him do the whole 70 days.
he was detained for treatment at Commonwealth Center
P.O. Box 4000
Staunton, Virginia 24402-4000
540/332-2100
for 17 days.which was not counted by the judge.he was diagnosed there.he has a poly substance abuse problem also.
HE NEEDS TREATMENT not detention.i am afraid he will try to kill hisself again.this all could be avoided if he was sent to

treatment.its in his best interest.he is being denied treatment.please is there anything i can do to get him in treatment and not

have a dead child when he could have gotten the help he needs.

my question is how do we get him into there now?how do we go above this judge