So our kid is worried because one of her friends had a fight with her parents. She wanted us to go rescue her last night late.

One first question I had for myself is what kind of intervention would we perform. It is not like I can go to somebody's home, people whose only relationship is through our underage daughters, and tell them that they have to let us take her daughter. Calling social services? Doesn't seem a good option, particularly if we are not completely aware of the situation. It is not that I have plenty of confidence in social services or the police in this country.

Later this morning or kid told us (well, she told her mother) that her friend was in “the community” and get parents didn't accept that.

Now I wonder, which spaces or instances are the right ones for bringing a girl in her early teens protection in these situations, particularly if I'm not fully aware of how dangerous is it. Is the kid in real danger or is she just being grounded by intolerant but otherwise harmless parents? Or just well intentioned but ignorant and misled parents scared of their kid being gay?

Are there LGBT* support groups in the area that have some ideas to deal with this kind of situations? People who can assess the right kind of counseling and protection? Who can work with the parents if we'll intentioned but misled, or to rescue the kid if parents are an actual danger for her?