| Youths Previous Run |
| Yes |
34.0% |
| No |
66.0% |
| Caller Relationship |
| Youth |
43.3% |
| Parent |
36.1% |
| Relative |
7.1% |
| Adult |
6.3% |
| Youth's Friend |
4.0% |
| Agency |
2.1% |
| Police |
0.4% |
| Other |
0.7% |
| Time on the Street |
| 1-3 Days |
45.5% |
| 4-7 Days |
19.7% |
| 1-4 Weeks |
15.3% |
| 1-2 Months |
10.1% |
| 2-6 Months |
4.6% |
| Over 6 Months |
4.8% |
| Youth Status at Time of
Call |
| Contemplating Runaway |
11% |
| Youth in Crisis |
28% |
| Runaway* |
52% |
| Throwaway* |
4% |
| Homeless* |
5% |
| *Youths on the Street |
61% |
| Types of Calls Received by
NRS |
| Request Promotional Material |
0.2% |
| Crisis with Youth Focus |
89.9% |
| Crisis with Adult Focus |
9.9% |
| On the Street - Means of
Survival |
| Friends/Relatives |
47.7% |
| Shelters/Soup Kitchens |
8.2% |
| Stealing |
1.4% |
| Prostitution/Sex Industry |
2.1% |
| Selling Drugs |
1.0% |
| Unknown |
25.0% |
| Panhandling |
2.2% |
| Personal Funds |
7.3% |
| Detention/Police |
3.0% |
| Employment |
2.1% |
| Options Discussed with Callers |
| Adult Supports |
7.5% |
| Alternative Youth Housing |
7.7% |
| Juvenile Court Services |
2.5% |
| Child Abuse Reporting |
1.8% |
| Clergy |
0.5% |
| Counselor/Therapist |
6.9% |
| Dept. of Health & Human Services |
1.6% |
| Friend |
8.5% |
| Home Free Program |
3.2% |
| Job Corps |
0.7% |
| Legal Services |
2.4% |
| Medical Center/Rehab Program |
0.7% |
| Missing Children Numbers |
2.9% |
| NRS |
16.7% |
| Parent |
11.9% |
| Physician/Nurse |
0.2% |
| Planned Parenthood |
0.3% |
| Police |
8.1% |
| Relative |
6.2% |
| School Counselor |
2.7% |
| Sibling |
2.0% |
| Teacher |
1.1% |
| Tough Love |
1.3% |
| Social Worker/Case Worker |
1.6% |
| RHY/ILP Programs |
1.0% |
|
| Gender of Caller |
| Male |
24.0% |
| Female |
76.0% |
| Reported Caller Age |
| 10 |
1.0% |
| 11 |
1.0% |
| 12 |
2.0% |
| 13 |
4.0% |
| 14 |
9.0% |
| 15 |
15.0% |
| 16 |
21.0% |
| 17 |
24.0% |
| 18 |
10.0% |
| 19* |
7.0% |
| 20* |
5.0% |
| 21* |
2.0% |
| Unknown |
2.0% |
| *started tracking 10/01/2001 |
| Problems Identified by Callers |
| Family Dynamics |
37.3% |
| Peers/Social |
13.0% |
| Youth Services |
10.5% |
| School/Education |
8.2% |
| Mental Health |
6.6% |
| Alcohol/Drug Use |
4.4% |
| Physical Abuse |
3.7% |
| Judicial System |
3.0% |
| Emotional/Verbal/Abuse |
1.8% |
| Transportation |
2.0% |
| Health |
1.8% |
| Neglect |
1.3% |
| Economics |
2.4% |
| Sexual Abuse/Assault |
2.0% |
| Gay/Lesbian/Transgendered/Questioning |
2.0% |
| Obtained Toll-Free Number
From |
| Phone Company |
36.2% |
| Media |
7.6% |
| Community Education |
1.4% |
| NRS Promotional Material |
4.0% |
| Social Service Agency |
15.2% |
| NCMEC |
2.6% |
| School |
3.0% |
| Advertising |
1.0% |
| Previous Call |
8.2% |
| Word of Mouth |
10.1% |
| Police |
4.4% |
| Greyhound Inc. |
3.0% |
| Other |
3.3% |
| Whereabouts of Youth |
| Home |
23.4% |
| School |
2.0% |
| Work |
0.1% |
| Relative |
5.2% |
| Friend |
21.4% |
| Pimp/Dealer |
0.3% |
| On the road |
8.0% |
| Unknown |
24.3% |
| Shelter |
4.0% |
| Detention/Police |
2.6% |
| Street/Payphone |
6.0% |
| Other |
2.7% |
|
