Runaways

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/

Missing Son - Parents of missing children share their experiences through this site, which also offers helpful hotlines and links.
http://hometown.aol.com/dustwaits/lovewaits.html

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

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.
http://therunawaygame.com/

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

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

Missing Indian Kids - Site designed to help locate missing children in India.
http://www.missingindiankids.com/missing/

Missing Child Search - Site listing organizations to search for a missing child.
http://www.missingchildsearch.net

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.org/pubs/childismissing/contents.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.tdprs.state.tx.us/runaway_hotline/

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 hotlines.
http://www.covenanthouse.org/

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

4thekids Missing Child Alert Services - Contains files of missing child reports, news, resources for families and details of the investigative team.
http://fourthekids.org

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/

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/