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Title: More Runaways Citing Economy; Report: Family Issues Still Top Reason to Flee
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Koch, Wendy |
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More Runaways Citing Economy; Report: Family Issues Still Top Reason to Flee USA TODAY, Wednesday, May 12, 2010, FINAL EDITION, NEWS; Pg. 3A. Also: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-05-11-runaways_N.htm Cohort(s): NLSY97 Publisher: USA Today Keyword(s): Disadvantaged, Economically; Economic Changes/Recession; Runaways Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Economic hardship is being cited more often as a reason America's youth run away from home, says a report out today. Three times as many teen runaways cited economics as a factor in 2009 as did so in 2000, according to data by the National Runaway Switchboard, a hotline that handles more than 100,000 calls each year and receives public and private funds. The "Why They Run" report is based on caller data and youth interviews. The weak economy also helps explain why the number of calls from homeless youth doubled from 739 in 2008 to 1,470 last year, says the hotline's executive director, Maureen Blaha. She says some of the youth (up to age 22) or their parents lost jobs or couldn't get work. |
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Koch, Wendy. "More Runaways Citing Economy; Report: Family Issues Still Top Reason to Flee." USA TODAY, Wednesday, May 12, 2010, FINAL EDITION, NEWS; Pg. 3A. |