runaway youth
Fled-from-home adolescent
A runaway youth is a minor who has left home without parental permission and stays away for an extended period.
The term appears in social services and legal contexts, distinguishing runaways from throwaways—youth forced out by parents or guardians.
Runaway youth face heightened risks of exploitation, homelessness, and involvement in survival crimes.
The shelter serves runaway youth ages twelve to seventeen.
- homelessWithout a dwelling
- shelterProtected place or structure
- safe houseSecret secure refuge
- streetsPublic urban ways
- bus stationTransit departure point
escape · on the run · missing · missing person · teenager · foster · group home · aging out · troubled · dropped out · fleeing · hitchhike · backpack · survival · abuse · neglect · turning tricks · wandering
- juvenile delinquencyjuvenile crime, juvenile justice, juvenile court, delinquency, young offender
- Youth Riskspeer pressure, bullying, underage drinking, drug use, teen pregnancy
- juvenile justicejuvenile court, juvenile hall, juvenile detention, juvenile courts, juvenile delinquency