Getting Emancipated from an Alcoholic Parent

I'm aware that there are thousands of topics relating to this subject, however I need all of my questions answered. I notice a lot of teens are complaining because they fight with their parents and what not and they feel it's a valid reason to receive emancipation. That's not necessarily my case. Here's my problem.

I am currently 17 years old, 5 months and I live in California. My mother is a legitimate alcoholic that is verbally abusive and walking time-bomb. I'm not a professional of any sort, however at several family psychologist meetings they have classified her as possibly bipolar- mixing that with alcohol is seriously dangerous to the people around her. My mother drinks on a constant basis; she drinks in the morning through the night. I have a little brother that is currently 8 years old and I constantly worry that he is not safe alone in the house with her or in the car with her.

I have come to the point where it is no longer just a brush off my shoulder. My mother doesn't even tell me she loves me, she calls me a failure, and constantly tells me that she will kick me out of my house. I try to stay away from my house as much as I can and to be honest I have these horrible adrenaline and anxiety feelings from something as simple as a text from her or thinking about her. I have developed a sort of shake over time that gives me panic attacks; when I hear something such as a glass cup touch the table, regardless of who does it, I immediately get these horrible shakes and feelings of being overwhelm. I have night terrors of my mother and I can barely be around someone who even drinks. I also have moments where I feel as though I am reliving everything that my mother has done to me.

My father is completely aware of my mom's condition; he has tried to help her several times in the past and it has never lasted more than a month. At one point in time I was even hospitalized with my mother's drinking being the primary reason and that I was afraid to go home, even though she hasn't physically abused me yet. My father has pretty much given up by now and he just lives with this every day. He will not speak to me about it because he wants to pretend it's not there. I have been classified with ADHD and depression and I have been taking care of these problems myself. My parents have told me that if I want to take medicine, I will have to pay for it myself. They also refuse to allow me to see a psychologist anymore. I am not taking drugs or drinking; I am managing my problems the best I can right now.

As for places to stay, my girlfriend's parents have offered for me to live with them. I am not the kind of person that will act irrationally and just leave my house. I am actually quite intelligent and am very aware of the laws for minors and the possibilities of her parents getting charges for harboring a runaway. As much as I would like to leave right now, I won't put her family through the possibilities with that. With that being said, if I have valid evidence showing that my mother has actually told me to leave the house and live with them, will this evidence be valid in court. My mother has said several times that she will kick me out of the house or she makes statements such as to go live with my girlfriend. If I am to react to this statement, am I technically allowed to leave and can my mother be charged for child abandonment?

My possible reasoning in court for emancipation:
I do not feel safe in my own house with my mother for the possibilities of such acts of physical and or verbal abuse.
I am concerned that my mother will possibly drive under the influence with my younger brother and I.
My mother has verbally abused me to the point where I have developed advanced emotional distress / trauma.
My mother has told me that she will remove me from my own house; she has told me to live with my girlfriend's family.
My mother is mentally unfit to have custody of my younger brother and I, and I fear for the health and safety of my younger brother and I.
My mother is a substance abuser and is not in the correct state of mind to make responsible decisions.
The emotional distress / trauma along with anxiety and stress is causing me to lose focus on my education which I need to graduate and eventually go to college.

With all that being said, I would like to know what my options are. Is there a free lawyer for minors for such concerns? Also, would my reasoning be valid in court to receive emancipation? If I cannot receive emancipation and my mother asks me to leave my house and I have obtained evidence of her saying this, am I allowed to leave and stay in another home?

With all these concerns, especially regarding your little brother, you should contact child services.

Otherwise, you are bound to remain at home until the day you turn 18.

If you have done the research you say you have, you would know that emancipation is not for minors who are unhappy at home.

Also wanted to add, if there is a trusted teacher or adviser at school, please discuss with them; sounds like you need some counseling and therapy for yourself.

Do you have your parents permission to become emancipated?

Do you have a legal way to make enough money to support yourself?

As I said, I'm aware that emancipation is not for unhappy minors. The problem is that I feel unsafe. If I am to live with my girlfriend's family, they will be supporting my financial needs and providing me with shelter. Now, if I am to contact child services, are they going to take my little brother away from me? My goal is not to separate the family. I would like to feel safe in the home of someone who can take care of me until I'm 18. My mother has specifically told me to leave the house; technically if I am to follow her demands she is abandoning a minor, therefore committed a crime. So, let's say she actually forces me out of the house- are my girlfriend's parents going to get charged, knowing that I was forced out of the house onto the streets without shelter?

We don't turn lose the endangered child to fend for themselves. THERE IS NO CHANCE that you will get emancipated using that as your justification.
You have NO RIGHT to your brother. Even in seven months you can't take him. Emancipation is NOT the procedure.

If you are being abused CPS ***IS*** the way provided. You can try your school or church to see if they can intervene to find if your parents will voluntarily do something, but I 100% guarantee it's not going to be to turn a bunch of minors out on their own or with other minors.

If you need your girlfriend's family to financially support you, that means that BY DEFINITION you do not qualify for emancipation.

I'm not saying there are not solutions to your situation; I am saying that you cannot get emancipated if you need someone else to support you.

I'm not asking for rights to my brother. I'm asking what legal action I can do; I am unsafe in my house with my mother present. She constantly tells me that I will be kicked out of my house.

As said before, if my mother forces me to leave my house- am I allowed to receive shelter from another family? Keep in mind that I said if I am forced.

If your parents say you can live somewhere else, then you can live somewhere else.

So you refuse to contact CPS about this, huh? What happens to your little brother when you get the heck outta dodge when you turn 18? What will you do if she turns her ire on him and something happens because you, being a teen who thinks they know everything, refused to contact the proper authorities?

P.S. I hope that isn't your real name.

What happens when I contact the proper authorities and I have insignificant evidence proving that she in an unfit parent? Not only do I become an idiot- I will be looked at as the selfish child who tried to have his way. Not only that, but when she sees that she is able to get away with it, she will no longer have fear of consequences for her actions. I am not claiming that I know everything. I am stating what I do know.