,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cjh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#bj1 #bjac,mr4 ,hatch 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,leahy7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
and supporting the goals and ideals of  
,national ,runaway ,prevention ,month4  
,whereas the prevalence of runaway and  
homelessness among youth is staggering1 
with studies suggesting that every year1
 between #a1fjj1jjj and #b1hjj1jjj youth
 live on the streets of the ,united     
,states2 ,whereas the problem of youth  
running away from home or a foster care 
placement is widespread1 and youth aged 
#ab to #ag are at a higher risk of      
homelessness than adults2 ,whereas      
runaway youth most often are youth who  
have been expelled from their homes by  
their families2 physically1 sexually1   
and emotionally abused at home2         
discharged by ,state custodial systems  
without adequate transition plans2      

separated from their parents by death   
and divorce2 too poor to secure their   
own basic needs2 and ineligible or      
unable to access adequate medical or    
mental health resources2 ,whereas       
children and youth in foster care1      
particularly those in groups home are   
especially vulnerable to running away2  
,whereas1 children and youth who run    
away are at increased risk for domestic 
sex trafficking2 ,whereas effective     
programs supporting runaway youth and   
assisting youth and their families in   
remaining at home or in a safe foster   
home1 succeed because of partnerships   
created among families1 youth based     
advocacy organizations1 community-based 
human service agencies1 law enforcement 
agencies1 schools1 faith-based          
organizations1 and businesses2 ,whereas 
preventing youth from running away from 
home or from foster care and supporting 
youth in high-risk situations is a      
family1 community1 and national         
priority2 ,whereas the future well-being

 of the ,nation is dependent on the     
opportunities provided for youth and    
families to acquire the knowledge1      
skills1 and abilities needed to help    
youth successfully transition to a safe1
 healthy and productive adulthood1 as   
well as having opportunities for youth  
to make connections to caring adults and
 to engage in age-appropriate           
activities2 ,whereas the ,national      
,network for ,youth and its members     
advocate on behalf of runaway and       
homeless youth1 and provide an array of 
community-based support to address their
 critical needs2 ,whereas the ,national 
,runaway ,safeline provides crisis      
intervention and referrals to reconnect 
runaway youth to their families and link
 youth to local resources that provide  
positive alternatives to running away   
from home2 and ,whereas the ,national   
,network for ,youth and ,national       
,runaway ,safeline are cosponsoring     
,national ,runaway ,prevention ,month in
 ,november to increase public awareness 

of the life circumstances of youth in   
high-risk situations1 and the need for  
safe1 healthy1 and productive           
alternatives1 resources1 and support for
 youth1 families1 and communities3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate     
recognizes and supports the goals and   
ideals of ,national ,runaway ,prevention
 ,month4