Reflexions by the authors of the blog; about "Runaways" and "Throwaways".

Be a runaway or a throwaway means a expression of the society's rupture. Because the society is formed by the family as its nucleus.

With respect to runaways, this is a word for denominate the rupture of this nucleus, but for the abandonment of the most little of his members, like an own election; at the same time when the member becomes a homeless, he/she has to face more problems being alone in the streets as the result of trying to avoid their family problems, that problems could be: mainly arguments, also divorcing, the arrival of a new stepparent, and feel himself unloved.

Meanwhile Throwaways mean the same rupture in the society´s nucleus but a cause of the reject of the own family, as the result of basically social issues that are presented in the family, this could be: financial worries, physical, psychological or sexual abuses.

That is a global issue and most of people should be worried for them, because the family is the treasure of the society, and everybody should try to preserve the family and the values, the sons are the future, the heritage that going to continue with the family, educate them is the main homework, because our sons are the reflect of  home, and they are going to represent that generation in the future as a new generation, the education is our legacy.

Testimony of a "throwaway".

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

• APB Speakers. (2015). Dawn Schiller: Throwaway Teens. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBsFKEotLGk

Testimony of a "runaway".

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

• Testimony Project. (2012) Jessie Carroll´s testimony - Drug dealing, runaway, divorce, abuse, partying and more. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBsFKEotLGk

The consequences of being a "runaway" or a "throwaway".

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

• Parenting. (2014) Consequences of runaways and throwaways, Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmD5sBKPPjk

Incidence of 'Runaways' and 'Thrownaways'

Prevalence of runaways

• Between 1.6 and 2.8 million youth run away in a year.

• Youth aged 12-17 are at higher risk for homelessness than adults.

Motivations for running away

• 47% of runaway / homeless youth indicated that conflict between them and their parent or guardian was a major problem. 

• Over 50% of youth in shelters and on the streets reported that their parents either told them to leave or knew they were leaving but did not care.

• 80% of runaway and homeless girls reported having ever been sexually or physically abused. 34% of runaway youth (girls and boys) reported sexual abuse before leaving home and forty-three percent of runaway youth (girls and boys) reported physical abuse before leaving home.  

• Childhood abuse increases youths' risk for later victimization on the street. Physical abuse is associated with elevated risk of assaults for runaway and homeless youth, while sexual abuse is associated with higher risk of rape for runaway and homeless youth. 

Most runaways or thrownaways do not qualify as missing children because they either go to the homes of friends or relatives or to shelters or social service agencies whose locations are well known to their caretakers or because, particularly in the case of thrownaways, the whereabouts of the child is unknown, but the caretaker is not concerned. This lack of concern explains why only 37% of the runaway or thrownaway children were missing in 1999, but only 21% were reported missing to law enforcement. Even so, runaways or thrownaways constitute the largest component of children reported missing to authorities, accounting for almost half (45%) of all children reported missing and dwarfing the numbers who are reported missing because they are abducted, lost, or injured.

Amount of time Thrownaways expend outside their houses

Providing an overview of runaway and homeless youth, the National Conference of State Legislatures13 reported in 2010: 

• One in seven young people between the ages of 10 and 18 will run 

away.

• Youth age 12 to 17 are more at risk of homelessness than adults.

• 75% of runaways are female.

• Estimates of the number of pregnant homeless girls are between 6 

and 22%; 

• Between 20 and 40% of homeless youth identify as gay, lesbian, 

bisexual, transgender or questioning (GLBTQ)

• 46% of runaway and homeless youth reported being physically 

abused, 38% reported being emotionally abused, and 17% reported 

being forced into unwanted sexual activity by a family or household 

member. 

• 75% of homeless or runaway youth have dropped out or will drop 

out of school.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

• Hammer, H., Finkelhor, D., & Sedlak, A. (2002). Runaway / Thrownaway Children: National Estimates and Characteristics. National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Recovered in: May 10th, 2015. Available in:  http://www.1800runaway.org/learn/research/third_party/#sthash.KOwMdYP8.dpuf

• Greene, J. Sánchez, R. Harris, J. Cignetti, C. (2003). Incidence and Prevalence of Homeless and Runaway Youth. Recovered in: May 10th 2015. Available in: http://www.mainecourtimprovement.org/files/mnu_menu_43.pdf

• U.S. Department of Justice. Hammer H, Finkelhor D, Sedlak AJ. Runaway/thrownaway children: national estimates and characteristics. National Incident Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children. 2002. Accessed: May 10th, 2015. Available at: http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/196469.pdf. 

Main reasons to become a "Runaway" or "Throwaway".

Become a "Runaway" or a "Throwaway" involves a lot of facts, between the main facts are:

"RUNAWAYS"

Among the main reasons that kids run away are:

• Problems with their families.
• Arguments.
• Some decide leave out without ever having a fight.
• Done something that made feel himself ashamed and cannot tell to your parents.

Other reasons include:

• Abuse (violence in the family).
• Parents divorcing.
• The arrival of a new stepparent.
• Death in the family.
• Family financial worries.
• Kids or parents consume alcohol or drugs.
• Problems at school.
• Parent pressure.

"THROWAWAYS" 

• Physical violence.
• Sexual abuse.
• Economical problems.
• Arguments.
• Behavior problems.
• Broken homes.
• Rebelliousness

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

• Nemours Fundation. Runaways. Kids Health. Recovered in may 10, 2015. Available on: http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/tough_topics/running_away.html
• Flowers B. (2001) Thrownaways. Runaways kids and teenage prostitution.  Recovered in may 10, 2015. Available on: https://books.google.com.ec

Runaways & Throwaways; There is a difference?

The words "runaway" and "throwaway" involves leaving home for live in the streets,  but not in the same way, that could be the main difference between them.

"Runaway" involves leaving home for your own decision, as a fugitive.

"Throwaway" involves leaving home due to rejection, ejection or abandonment by parents or guards.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/runaway
• American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/throwaway