My question involves guardianship in the State of: Illinios
I am currently 15, but on November 25 I'll be 16. My aunt (me and my sisters legal guardian) is constantly mentally and emotionally abusing us and all of our cousins... I don't know what to do, because I've tried running away once to my boyfriends, but i was found by police and taken back. I told them about how she abuses us and that I was afraid to go back to her and my uncle, but they told me that since there were no marks on me (she had been physically abusing us but she stopped when I told the police.) that I would have to stay with her. I constantly talk to my social worker about this, but theres not much she can do, she's already tried getting DCFS, but they said the same thing the cops said. I'm scared that if things keep going on like this then I'll be split up from my cousin (whos my best friend) and my sister. I would be forced to go to Florida and live with my creepy pedophile grandma, and my sister would go to foster care while all my other cousins go to their biological mother. I dont know what to do, but I'm going to try to get my grandmother to stop the joint custody and let me live with my aunt so i can get away from her more easily, but i have no clue how things will work out and desperately need help... I'm not sure if i should wait to get emancipated and take in my sister later on, or do something drastic. please help me, i don't understand anything :(

