Missing Children: Incidences and Characteristics of Runaway Children and Resources Available to Them
Vol. 2006 No. 23, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2006 No. 23

Missing Children: Incidences and Characteristics of Runaway Children and Resources Available to Them: FCS2254/FY855, 10/2006

Historical Fact Sheets
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fy855-2006
Published 2006-10-27
Stacy Daniels
University of Florida
Mark A. Brennan
University of Florida
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Daniels, Stacy, and Mark A. Brennan. 2006. “Missing Children: Incidences and Characteristics of Runaway Children and Resources Available to Them: FCS2254/FY855, 10/2006”. EDIS 2006 (23). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fy855-2006.
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Abstract

FCS-2254, a 5-page fact sheet by Stacy Daniels and M.A. Brennan, is the first in a two-part series focusing on missing children. This paper takes a close look at runaways: who they are, the scope of the problem, and what professionals can do to help. It also considers the related problem of throwaways: children who have been abandoned or forced to leave their homes. Includes resource list and references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, October 2006.

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