Thrownaways

A child is asked or told to leave home by a parent or other household adult, no adequate alternative care is arranged for the child by a household adult, and the child is out of the house-hold overnight.

The children leave because they are no longer wanted in the home.

Some of these reasons are:

• Years of physical and sexual abuse.
• Strained relationships.
• Intense family conflict.
• Addiction of a family member.
• Parental neglect.
• Disruptive family conditions.

The children are not literally missing because their caretakers are not concerned about their whereabouts. Although these caretakers may not know where the youth are, they are not looking for them, are not alarmed, and might well be able to locate the youth easily if they decided to look for them.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in one study, more than half of the youth interviewed during shelter stays reported that their parents either told them to leave or knew they were leaving and did not care.

Edited and Written by: Lady Verdezoto

Source:

http://www.nationalhomeless.org/factsheets/youth.html