A Risk Profile Comparison of Runaway and Non-Runaway Youth.

Yates, Gary L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ374503

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Publication Date: 1988

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A Risk Profile Comparison of Runaway and Non-Runaway Youth.

Yates, Gary L.; And Others

American Journal of Public Health, v78 n7 p820-21 Jul 1988

Examination of data from 1985 visits by 110 runaway and 655 non-runaway youth to an outpatient medical clinic reveals that runaway youth are at greater risk for a wide variety of medical problems and of health-compromising behaviors including suicide, depression, prostitution, and drug use. (Author/BJV)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Depression (Psychology), Drug Abuse, Educational Attainment, Health, High Risk Persons, Individual Characteristics, Racial Differences, Runaways, Sex Differences, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Suicide, Youth Problems

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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