I am a 17 year old from New York state and currently have a 15 year old friend living in Clio, South Carolina with her mother, her mother's husband, her brother, 4 sisters and her own son. She called me late at night on the night of April 14th, 2008 and informed me of some shocking news. She told me that her mother slapped her and her mother's husband beat her because she wouldn't give them custody of her son; they didn't want custody of him just because she is a bad parent (she raised her younger sisters) but because they wanted a son. This is not the first time that she has been abused and is not going to be the last. Her real father doesn't want anything to do with her which leaves her with no where to go. I love her as if she was my own sister and she don't deserve any of this and her son should not be raised in that kind of environment. What can I do to help my friend in this situation?

