In re R.B.

TAMILIA, J.:

¶ 1 R.B., a juvenile, appeals from the Order of the trial court requiring him to remain in his placement at Alternative Rehabilitation Communities, Inc. (“ARC”) and to undergo an evaluation at Johns Hopkins University Hospital (“Johns Hopkins”) to determine his receptivity to pharmacological intervention. The Order further required ARC to ensure that R.B. has a patient advocate available to him at the hospital.

R.B. was born on July 12, 1982. In April, 1998, he was charged with Theft, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3921(a) and Receiving Stolen Property, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3925(a). A psychiatrist…