Walking on Thread
One in seven kids between the ages of 10 and 18 will run away at some point. And there are 1 million to 3 million runaway and homeless kids living on the streets in the United States.
These facts tell an impersonal tale. It's estimated that more than 1.5 million U.S. youth run away or are sent away from home yearly, 68% are between the ages of 15-17, 35% had run away before. Every year approximately 5000 runaways and homeless youth die from assault, illness, and suicide. The number of runaways contacting federal outreach programs rose from 550,000 to 761,000 between 2002 and 2008. Behind the statistics lie stories waiting to be told of lives changed by the runaway experience.
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JustALittleGirl
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These facts tell an impersonal tale. It's estimated that more than 1.5 million U.S. youth run away or are sent away from home yearly, 68% are between the ages of 15-17, 35% had run away before. Every year approximately 5000 runaways and homeless youth die from assault, illness, and suicide. The number of runaways contacting federal outreach programs rose from 550,000 to 761,000 between 2002 and 2008. Behind the statistics lie stories waiting to be told of lives changed by the runaway experience.
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Authors:
JustALittleGirl
DessertVisions
SERENExNIGHTMARE
NoAddedVogue