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» Child CyberSEARCH Canada
Maintains a database of missing Canadian children and offers educational information related to runaways and abducted children. http://www.childcybersearch.org » Covenant House
One of the largest privately-funded childcare agencies in the U.S., Covenant House provides services to homeless and runaway youth. The website addresses both youth considering running away and their parents, and offers information and confidential hotlin http://www.covenanthouse.org/ » Helping Runaway and Homeless Youth Grow up Safe and Secure
In this 1999 speech, Sec. of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala emphasizes the importance of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. http://www.hhs.gov/news/speeches/990208a.html » Keep Your Children Safe
Tips to prevent a teen from running away or being lured away, and what to do first if a child is missing. http://carlasrobertson.tripod.com/home/safe.html » Missing Child Search
Site listing organizations to search for a missing child. http://www.missingchildsearch.net » Missing Indian Kids
Site designed to help locate missing children in India. http://www.missingindiankids.com/missing/ » National Runaway Switchboard
This 24-hour hotline service for U.S. parents and youth offers crisis intervention, message service, educational information, referrals, and runaway searches. http://www.1800runaway.org/ » Precious Heart: Archives: Runaway Children
The site provides bibliographies of publications related to the runaway experience in various categories such as "international works", "bibliographies and resource books", "shelters, law enforcement and psychology", and "legal, congresses and legislation http://www.preciousheart.net/Crisis-Grief_Archive/12--Runaway%20Children.htm » Runaway Lives: Personal Stories and Reflections by Runaways and Their Families
Forum for runaways and their family members to share their experiences through writings or images. http://www2.lv.psu.edu/jkl1/runawaylives/ » StandUp For Kids On-Line
Recipient of national (U.S.) awards and recognition, StandUp For Kids is an all volunteer organization working on the streets to help runaway and homeless youth. http://www.standupforkids.org/ » Teens in Trouble: Runaways
Listing of runaway related links maintained by a parent for other parents from the site "Teens in Trouble: A Survival Page for Parents". http://www.lv.psu.edu/jkl1/teens/runaways.html » Texas Runaway Hotline
This nonprofit hotline service provides crisis intervention and telephone counseling, information and referrals for callers seeking food, shelter and transportation home, and confidential conference calls between runaways and their families. http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Runaway_hotline/runaway.asp » The Runaway Game
This "choose-your-own-adventure" style hypertext novel with 20 different endings was created to help teenagers understand the realities of life as a runaway. At the end of each chapter, readers make choices which lead to different scenarios. Paperback ver http://www.therunawaygame.com » Understanding and Preventing Teenage Runaways
Practical advice for parents and professionals including the motivations of teenage runaways, problems that increase the risk, warning signs, effective communication and steps to reduce the risk. http://www.crisiscounseling.com/Runaway/RunawayPrevention.htm » When Your Child is Missing: A Family Survival Guide
Written by others who have experienced the trauma of a missing child. Offers practical information and advice, as well as words of hope and encouragement, to parents of missing children. http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/pubs/childismissing/contents.html » Youth Link of America
Nonprofit organization devoted to helping runaway and homeless youth find the resources needed. Contains events and newsletter. http://www.youthlinkofamerica.com This category needs an editor
Last Updated: 2009-08-09 18:31:19
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