Increase in fleeing juveniles strains social services
(NEWSER) - More and more young Americans, including many under 13, have left home or been kicked out as foreclosures, unemployment, and the rising cost of living make conditions in lower-income homes even tougher than usual. Experts and government studies estimate that 1.6 million juveniles leave home each year, though there are no reliable figures of how many return. "You're basically on the lam," says one 15-year-old who fled an abusive father and sleeps in a Wal-Mart restroom. "But you're a kid, so it's pretty hard to hide." More»
