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Did
you know?
- A quarter of all runaways are under the age
of 11
- One in seven of all young runaways spend
more than a week away
- 33% of children who sleep rough resort
to stealing, begging or selling drugs
- 25% of children run away three times or
more
- 53% of repeat runaways first run away by
the age of 11
- Around two thirds of children who run stay
in their local area, one in five run to the nearest city
while one in seven go further afield
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Still Running The Children’s
Society research (1999), drew upon a representative sample of almost
13,000 young people in 25 areas of England, Wales, Scotland and
Ireland. It provided these major insights into the disturbing phenomenon
of young people running away - issues that refuse to go away.
Exploding the myths
Our research shows running away is far
more closely linked to emotional and relationship problems than
to economic disadvantage.
Also, young runaways come from all sections of society, irrespective
of wealth, ethnicity or geographical areas.
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