There is no typical runaway. There is no typical crisis situation. However, there is information that helps us determine what runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth face on the street.

 

In addition to compiling data from more than 100,000 calls every year, the National Runaway Safeline collects peer-reviewed research and statistics. Data is updated throughout the year.

• Long-Term Effects of Running Away (updated summer 2012)
  • Executive Summary
  • PowerPoint presentation
  • Longitudinal Study: Full Report
  • Webinar Presentation
  • School Characteristics of Runaways

• Why They Run (updated spring 2011)
• Characteristics of Help-Seeking Street Youth and Non-Street Youth (published 2007)

Wanted: Researchers to Analyze NRS Data