NCJ Number
88876
Date Published
1983
Length
110 pages
Annotation
This Senate subcommittee hearing focused on the problems of runaway and homeless youths and the services being provided to them, with emphasis on Federal support to State and local governments and nonprofit agencies for the development of community-based programs.
Abstract
The commissioners of the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (ACYF) in the Department of Health and Human Services noted that about 1 million youths run away from home each year. Of these, about 44,000 receive comprehensive services from agencies serving runaways, another 133,000 receive a lesser degree of services, and another 200,000 use the national hotline operated by ACYF. A detective with the District of Columbia Police Department describes the growing problem of juvenile prostitution and its association with runaways. Staff members of community-based programs serving runaways and homeless youths describe their prevention, treatment, and counseling programs and their need for funding. Increased Federal funding to the authorized $25 million level was recommended.