Besides the articles given in the class, in this sheet I will give you more information for you to research the topic.
Adolescent runaways and family strife: a conflict-induced differentiation framework.
This paper explores the individual developmental and family system factors associated with running away. In the model presented, the ability of youth to successfully individuate is tied to the overarching tolerances for autonomy and intimacy that exist within the family system. Running away, in this perspective, is viewed as a conflict-induced effort on the part of youth to evolve a differentiated self when embedded within an individuation-inhibiting family system.
Community Responsibility for Runaway and Thrownaway Youth-Commentary
The following is a commentary on an article discussing homeless youth and the need for communities to address this issue. It is clear that research is needed to understand more about the extent, causes and consequences of youth homelessness whether the youth has run or been thrown away from home. Drawing on interviews conducted with homeless and runaway youth, this commentary calls for community responsibility directed at locating these youth, acknowledging their presence in communities across the U.S., and developing coordinated multijurisdictional responses that support youth development and build on the strengths that have helped them survive.
http://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1037&context=childrenatrisk
“You're making a 14-year-old throwaway person.”Garrett Epps
In this site you can see a personal point of view of a very famous psychologist from the USA that participated in a supreme court in this country.
http://prospect.org/article/throwaway-people
Runaway/Throwaway Children: Predictors and Preventions
The following questions will be answered in the site below. What makes a young person run away from home? What happens to them after they have left? Social science researchers in various countries have investigated the issue.
http://www.decodedscience.com/runaway-children-predictors-preventions/44560