1. Being a teenager is a hard journey in life. It’s the
middle between being a child and becoming an adult.
Teenagers face difficult and stressful situations and
often feel like the world around them is unfair.
Runaways by Shaunica Stark

2. Between 1.6 and 2.8 million youth run away in a
year…

3. Youth aged 12-17 are at higher risk for homelessness
than adults…

4. 47% of runaway / homeless youth indicated that conflict between them
and their parent or guardian was a major problem…

5. 80% of runaway and homeless girls reported having
ever been sexually or physically abused. 34% of
runaway youth (girls and boys) reported sexual
abuse before leaving home and forty-three percent
of runaway youth (girls and boys) reported physical
abuse before leaving home…

6. 12% of runaway and homeless youth spent at least
one night outside, in a park, on the street, under a
bridge or overhang, or on a rooftop…

7. 32% of runaway and homeless youth have attempted
suicide at some point in their lives…

8. Source- NRS Statistics on Runaways from Peer-reviewed Journals and Federal
Studies