Teen Runaways in America by Wakin, Michele;

Long description:

An all-in-one resource for understanding the issue of teen runaways in the USA, including the demographic and socioeconomic dimensions of the problem. This work examines every aspect of the issue, from the key drivers of the phenomenon (such as estrangement from family or vulnerability to abuse) to the dangers of life as a runaway (including increased vulnerability to hunger to human trafficking) to the efforts of agencies, organizations, and advocates to reduce the number of teen runaways and provide assistance and resources to teenagers already on the street.

Features include personal essays on the experience of being a teen runaway; illuminating figures, tables, and primary sources that document various facets and trends; glossary of terms; chronology of events; and information for government agencies, child welfare organizations, and other parties working to reduce teen runaway populations across the USA.

Table of Contents:

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Preface

1. Background and History

Defining Adolescence
Access to Institutions of Socialization
Early History
-Housing
-Employment
-Education
-The Role of the State
-Youth and the New Deal
Runaways, Post War
-Race and Education
-Women and Work
-Men and War
-Students and Civil Rights
-Women and Feminism
-Counterculture
-Missing Children
New Legislation
-Violence Against Women Act
-Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
-Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
-McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
Conclusion
References

2. Problems, Controversies, and Solutions

Defining Runaways
-PIT Count and AHAR Part I
-HMIS and AHAR Part II
-Voices of Youth Count
-National Center for Homeless Education
Human Trafficking
-Sex Trafficking
-Punishment for Trafficking Offenses
-Identity-Based Risk
-Labor Trafficking
Solutions
-Universal Basic Income
-LGBTQ Youth and Youth of Color
References

3. Perspectives

Couchsurfing and Unaccompanied: Reflections of a Former Homeless Teen, Jason Desrosier
Trash Bags, Trailers, and the Search for Stability, William Woelki
Housing Instability: Uncovering the Role of Structural Inequality, Ann Aviles
Risks and Pathways Forward: Transgender Teen Runaways, Meghan Murphy
Educational Access and Support for Unaccompanied Youth, Ronald Hallett

4. Profiles

Federal Organizations and Systems
-Administration for Children and Families
-Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
-Children's Bureau
-Family and Youth Services Bureau
-National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
-National Missing and Unidentified Persons System
-Office of Family Assistance
State Profiles
-California
-Florida
-New York
-Texas
-Washington
Individuals
-Jane Addams (1860-1935)
-Mary Wright Edelman (1939- )
-Mary ""Mother"" Jones (1830-1930)
-Julia Lathrop (1858-1932)
-Frances Perkins (1880-1965)
References

5. Documents

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
Congressional Research Service, ""Runaway and Homeless Youth: Demographics and Programs"" (2019)
US Department of Health and Human Services, ""Learning from the Field: Programs Serving Youth Who Are LRGTQI2-S and Experiencing Homelessness"" (2011)
Child Maltreatment Report (2022)
Child Welfare Outcomes Report (2020)
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Reauthorization (2015)
Department of Education, ""State and District Implementation of the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program"" (2015)
Indian Child Welfare Act (1978)
Department of Interior, Indian Boarding Schools (2022)
Latzman and Gibbs, ""Examining the Link: Foster Care Runaway Episodes and Human Trafficking"" (2020)
Youth Aging out of Foster Care: The Chafee Program

6. Resources

Orphan Trains
Indian Boarding Schools and Orphanages
Teens and Adolescence
Runaway and Homeless Youth
Child Welfare
Race
LGBTQ
Teens, Trafficking, and Forced Labor
Government Organizations and National Non-Profits

7. Chronology

Glossary
Index