The first time I really got to thinking about the problem of runaway teens was when I saw Soul Asylum's music video Runaway Train The lyrics and the images are heart-breaking. While browsing the Web, I noticed this month is national Runaway Prevention Month. According to the National Runaway switchboard between 1.6 and 2.8 million children runaway each year. Saying that this is a tragedy would be an understatement to the nth nth degree. I cannot imagine what it would be like to feel so completely alone that the only solution you had was to disappear.
On a different note but equally saddening is this news from Nebraska. According to findingDulcinea, it seems that because of a loophole in their legal system parents are abandoning not only babies but full grown children even teenagers.
On Thanksgiving take a minute to think of this video, these parents, and these children.
If you'd like to learn more about helping runaway children and teens visit Covenant House's Web site.
And for your reference or should you or someone you know need them. Here are resources from the National Runaway Switchboard for children and teenagers seeking help.
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