Why do teenagers run away from home?

what are some of the risk these teenagers face when they end up on the streets? what measures can be taken to reduce the number of teens running away from home ?Why do teenagers run away from home?
a month or two i walked out at 2am. it was pretty spontaneous but ive been secretly experiencing depression for the past year.





teenagers run away from home for a multitude of problems - school, work, mental health, problems at home, problems with friends, money troubles and possibly drugs or other addictions.


the risks they experience are incredibly serious - you are succeptible to a lot more harm alone at night - and there are several charities set up to help teenagers that have run away from home for whatever reason





the measures that can be taken... well its hard to explain. they nearly always have trouble in some aspect of their life. perhaps schools cutting down on bullying more, drop in counseling at schools, offering family counseling etc etc.Why do teenagers run away from home?
There are as many reasons that teens run away as there are teens that run away. Everyone has their story. Sure there are some similarities, abuse, neglect, unhappiness, and lack of effective communication of parents and teens. The streets are a bad place to be but for some it is safer than being at home and for some it is the same as being at home. Others, have it worse and learn maybe what they did have wasn't so bad. It depends on the teen. It seems that after they have gone pride gets in the way and they hate to admit that perhaps the adult in their life was right and don't go back home. Sometimes, they have burned the home-bound bridge and cannot go home. Street teens face violence, drugs, prostitution, assault %26lt;physical and sexual%26gt;, a criminal record, hunger, lack of hygiene, and death. Some of these teens just disappear never to be seen or heard from again, some lie in the morgue as unidentified persons and lastly some are laid to rest as a wasted life. I think communication, and a loving, safe environment is the only thing that can stop kids from running away. It may involve teaching parents how to be parents. As the age of parenthood drops we have children raising children and they don't know how to be good parents. There needs to be more education available for this.
teens run away for lots of reasons, for minor things right thru to big problems like abuse. The biggest problem when they run away is that they are extremely vulnerable, they seek out love and attention and normally end up being further abused and introduced to drugs.sadly the problems that they were running away from pale into comparison to the problems they end up having.


there is a lot of help out there, but these kids are sometimes too young to be aware of whats available, so education in schools is vital, advertising helps.
parents need to start LISTENING to their children, all too many times kids are running away because parents are doing all of the talking and none of the listening. in my opinion anyways thats what mainly seems to be the problem. of course there are a number of other factors that can cause children to run away from home like physical abuse, verbal abuse, drug and alcohol use that is going on around them. it's a number of things that can contribute to a child running away from home. and risks that are involved! TOO many, DEATH being one of them. rape, sexual abuse, getting into drugs/alcohol for comfort, getting sick and no health care, sexual diseases, aids, pregnancy. not to mention that kids now a days have these problems even living at home, but i think children who run away are more prone to these types of problems they don't have anyone to help mentor them and help them they just have other children who are in the exact same position. they need people to HELP they need more shelters they need more counselors that know how to do their job and not blame the problems on them and to make the kids feel better about them selves
Teens often run away from home because of abuse, relationship turmoil, emotional distress, or rebellion. When on the street, they face everything from getting picked up by a pimp (girls AND guys) to starting a drug habit to dying of malnutrition.


Parents should stay in touch with their child and with what is going on in their life. If a teen doesn't feel alone and feels safe and secure in the home environment, he or she will most likely not run away.
I ran away from home when I was 15, risks involved? sleeping on the streets, or in strangers beds, drugs and alcohol, being taken advantage of. I never moved back, was in an abusive relationship by fifteen and a half, had two kids by the age of 17 by someone I met at a halfway house who had just gotten out of jail and told me he was 23 (ended up being 33) Reason I ran away from home? My father was domineering, strict, and controlling, and I was rebellious wanting to go to out and run-a-muk. Think it would have been better if he had layed off the punishments, ultimatums, and control issues and focused more on the understanding and parenting.
I ran away from home. I think the biggest risk was I didnt think I had anywhere to go!!! If there were shelters that were for teens and kids that felt unsafe at home I would have gone there. My mom kicked me out after a big fight ( she was really abusive and eventually I was taken away) It was late autumn early winter so it was pretty damn cold. I think the biggest risk was I was willing to go anywhere with anyone as long as I could be warm again -__- So to reduce the #'s ...have shelters to go to. Then they wouldn't really being running away. Just getting away. Also, having mandatory counciling for kids that have a prior record may be a good idea. I'm sure if they had someone to talk to( or someone to talk them out of it) it would lessen the numbers. However, I never planned mine. ( I ran away 5-7 times) I just always ran from the problem....and didnt come back till I had too. So really? Not much.
The streets are awful. Nobody should have to live there. I don't know how to stop teens from running away. Some of the reasons they run away seem like really good ones. Abuse, poor conditions, drug addict parents etc. Sometimes the street must look really good when your mom or dad is hitting you daily.


Would be nice if there were more resources for homeless folks, hungry folks and people in need. Out on the street all people find is cold, hungry, drugs, abuse, prostitution and death. No where to sleep, nothing to eat. It's very sad.
Recently, there's a local news I heard where a ran-away girl was offered a ride by a stranger then she was raped and strangled and stabbed twice in the chest, then was put in a sack and thrown some place. Un/Fortunately, the girl survived and she narrated her ordeal in details... on how she choked while she was being strangled, how her blood spurted when she was stabbed and how she moaned inside the sack to cry for help.





What parents/family members can do is open good communication in the house. Sometimes, people do the foolish things just to make a point.
for every teen ager alive there is a reason to run away. They can be from abusive neglected homes,to they get grounded for not doing there chores.Its not easy being a parent of a teen either. They are so explosive! You never know what is going to set them off. Its like the whole house is hot wired. I just thank God I was smart enough to space my kids out and only had to deal with one at a time! I think they need a pill to soften all those raging hormones! Girls run away and guys accidentally kill themselves with risk taking. Being a parent of a teen is so freaking scary. They walk out the door and you never know if they will come back in one piece! Thats why it gets so loud in the house. Everybody is scared. They need their space,and we know what happens in the real world..You can't make them listen when they need to hear us the most! I don't know if I answered your question,I just had to say that. I made it through 3 teenagers,and was never so scared in my life.
the risks most likely are too happen to girls tehy could get raped they could get pregnant, sick, drug dealers, death, taken away to orphanages same with guys except the raped part and teh pregnant part. lol


u can reduce the number of teens runiing away by convincin nparents who have teens to keep them loved feel free, respect their privacy, spend time with them and ect...
Adolescence is a difficult period when teenagers do not know what they do,these days we have a generation gap and our parents and elders do not have the time ,energy or means to manage home and family ..........its sad the teens then feel helpless and know not what mistakes they make
well, teenager run away from home, because of any abuse that occurs within their house hold, they might also run away because they want to prove a point to their parents or guardians. they might even be running away to live with their lover. Teenagers are not predictable; anything can be on their minds!!!!
because they are unhappy, unloved.


they risk death, drugs and manipulation on the streets.


good family communications are the basics.
Some people have really bad problems at home such as getting beaten or raped. When they are alone on the streets they can face starvation, sickness, and all kinds of physical harm.
idk you tell me....lol....





maybe the parenting in the homes... maybe they can do what they want with rules...you know... i'm 14 and i hate kids who runs away!