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“When I was living on the street and moving around from
place to place, I was cold, dirty, hungry and angry. My whole body hurt
because it was so cold, and there was nothing I could do to get warm. At
15 years old, I should not have had to live like this. In the past few
months, I have learned that there are people that care about me, even if
they don’t know me.” --Stephen,
Puyallup
The Problem of Runaway Parents
A common view of homeless or at-risk teens is that they are belligerent,
out-of-control youth who defy parental rules and run away from home.
In
fact, it is often the parents who have “runaway” from their children,
either literally or figuratively. These youth are often
unaware of the
resources available to them and/or lack the skills to access
them.
A 2002 University of Nebraska survey indicates that:
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