Q: My sister said i can stay with her i don't want her to get arrested for harboring a "runaway" what can I do?
My father threatens to physically assault me constantly, I've never been enrolled in school, im scared I want to call the cops but I don't know if they'll take me away from them I was beat constantly as a child I am 16 now and I can't stay here anymore cps was called in the past but my father sent me over someone else's house and told them I didn't exist if he finds out I called the cops on him and they dismiss the case im scared that after they leave me he will beat me he threatened to sell me on the street for money
A: You should contact GA Department of Children Services (Child Protective Services) immediately and speak with an agent of the department and tell them your situation.
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