Katherine E. Krohn - Everything You Need to Know About Living on Your Own (Need to Know Library)
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Everything You Need to Know About Living on Your Own
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Sometimes problems at home can seem unbearable.
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Everything You Need to Know About Living on Your Own
Katherine Krohn
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To my friend Gerard, who lives by the motto, "Wherever you go, there you are."
The author offers special thanks to David Krohn, M.D., and Patty Cala for their thoughtful assistance and insights. The helping organizations for children and teens, mentioned in this book, also deserve special recognition.
Published in 2000 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 29 East 21st Street, New York, NY 10010
Copyright 2000 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. First Edition
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Krohn, Katherine E. Everything you need to know about living on your own / Katherine Krohn. p. cm. (The need to know library) Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Describes the realities teenagers must face if they run away from home and provides information about outreach and help for runaways. ISBN 0-8239-3088-2 1. Runaway teenagersUnited StatesJuvenile literature. [1. Runaways.] I. Title. II. Series. HV1431 .K75 2000 362.74dc21 99-056219
Manufactured in the United States of America
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Contents
Introduction
6
Chapter One
Runaway Realities
13
Chapter Two
Before You Run
29
Chapter Three
Help for Teens Who Want to Stay on Their Own
40
Chapter Four
Help for Teens Who Want to Go Home
46
Glossary
53
Where to Go for Help
56
For Further Reading
60
Index
62
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Introduction
"My mom was choking me. She had her hands tight around my neck, and I could barely breathe," recalls Bethany. "I broke away from her and tried to call the police, but she grabbed the phone out of my hand and started smacking me really hard.
"She had been drinking again. When she was drunk, she could get crazy and violent.
"'You've got a choice,' my mom said. 'You break up with Josh, or you get out of this house!'
"I think my mom didn't like my boyfriend Josh just because of the way he looked he had a shaved head and a couple of tattoos. But Josh was a really nice guy. My mom was being so unfair. She kept slapping me until she felt as though I had gotten the message."
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"Over the next few days, I made a plan to runaway," says Bethany. "Josh had an older friend who said that I could live with him for a few days. I didn't know what I would do after that, but I figured I'd get by somehow. Anything seemed better than being at home. I felt as if I had to go."
Who Are the Runaways?
In the next twenty-four hours, close to 3,000 teens will run away. Every day, there are over a million teenage runaways living in the United States.
A runaway is defined as a person who leaves his or her home or place of residence for one or more nights without the permission of a parent or legal guardian. A homeless youth has parents who are also homeless. A homeless runaway, then, does not even have a home to return to. A "throwaway" or "lockout" is a runaway who has been thrown out of his or her home; the parents or guardians do not wish for him or her to return. A throwaway's parents or guardians might also be deceased or in jail.
All kinds of people run away: male, female, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American. Runaways come from both single-parent and two-parent households. Some leave big, comfortable homes behind, whereas others are the children of homeless parents. Most runaway teenagers come from troubled families.
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Most runaways come from troubled families. Violence and abuse may even take place.
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