The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) authorizes community-based programs to provide temporary shelter, counseling, and aftercare services to runaway and homeless youth (RHY). 1 The Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), an office of the Administration for Children and … Read More
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Survivor-Informed Services Among Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
Human trafficking survivors, of all ages, are the experts of their own experiences. Their experiences can provide a powerful insight on how youth-serving organizations can integrate survivor-informed practices to enlighten services, interventions, as well as decisions impacting young people, especially … Read More
Factors That Predict The Safe Recovery Of Missing And Abducted Children
INTRODUCTION Missing and abducted children deservedly garner a great deal of media attention; however, most missing children are not abducted, contrary to stereotypical beliefs about the inherent dangers of childhood. There are many reasons why a child may go missing—they … Read More