Our runaway and homeless youth : a guide to understanding /

"The stories of four runaway youths illustrate key points in this summary of information about runaway and homeless children and teenagers. In addition to describing the breadth of the problem, this book explains different types of runaway and homeless youths, why they leave home - voluntarily...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Slesnick, Natasha, 1966-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Westport, CT : Praeger, 2004.
Sujets:
Runaway teenagers > United States.
Homeless youth > United States.
Parent and teenager > United States.
Jeunes sans-abri > États-Unis.
Parents et adolescents > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
Homeless youth
Parent and teenager
Runaway teenagers
United States
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : why a book on runaway and homeless youth?
  • I. About runaway and homeless youth
  • 1. What is a runaway?
  • 2. Why children leave home
  • 3. Who are these kids?
  • 4. What happens when they leave home?
  • II. To the parents
  • 5. When your child runs
  • 6. Continuing conflict
  • 7. When your child returns home
  • 8. Keeping your child from running away again
  • 9. When something goes wrong
  • Conclusion : and what now?

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