Tag Archives: Runaway

Citizens For Children Rights

Thank you for such compassionate and insightful editorials on youth homelessness [Empty promises,”” Opinion Dec 20}. As someone who has studied child abuse for decades, I can tell you that the two are inexorably linked. Almost without exception the youth … Continue reading

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When Is It Okay to Lock Children Up for Noncriminal Offenses?

When Is It Okay to Lock Children Up for Noncriminal Offenses? My immediate answer is NEVER EVER! Let me be frank- this article  Is it ever OK to lock up runaway kids? Public officials weigh inenrages me. David Edwards makes … Continue reading

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A Day on the Run with a Social Worker

A Day on the Run with a Social Worker The headline jumped out at me like a bright neon Lisa Frank elephant in print. I can go on and on about how the system has failed these youth and will … Continue reading

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