My friend has ran away from home.. Options

[Nod Strike]

Alright, so my friend's mum has a massive lump in her stomach, the size of a small baby, though it's no cancer. She's been acting very unfair to my friend (Jack) Eg:

Jack: Can i go on the computer
Mum: No
Jack: Why?
Mum: Cause i said so.

All this carries on with TV, going out ect.

So he's gone to Croydon, with £25 and his phone. He persuaded two of his (gypsy) friends to come with him. Someone really needs to slap some sence into that twat. He didn't do it when his mum was there, she was in Devon visiting her mum.

Just needed to get this out. He's answered one phone call, and is angry with my other friend Charlie for telling. But i was on MSN to him. He says he'd rather be a better friend to him by saving his life. He's being questioned by the Police. Any advice would be appreciated.

I guess i needed to blurt this out somewhere...

[Team Black]

Hey I understand your wanting to let it out somewhere, myself I don't mind this post one bit.
It's tough with situations like these, especially at your age, where people want to take their lives into their own hands, but aren't equipped to do it yet - heck, I'm hardly equipped and I have a good job and out of high school. My car breaks down, and I need to borrow my mom's to get where I need to go.

I remember back in high school, I had a lot of friends like that, who would call me up about their friend who was considering suicide, or went to the hospital after cutting themselves. It's frustrating not knowing what to do or say, but the important thing is to not get too involved, as you might find yourself being dragged into their problems, as I was a few times with my friends.
i felt the need to empathize with em, and it put me in a depressed rut, since there wasn't really anything I could do for em. The best thing now is for them is to hope they learn from their mistakes the first time around..