Instability in Foster Care Environment May Trigger Runaway Episodes

Instability in Foster Care Environment May Trigger Runaway Episodes

As National Foster Care Month approaches in May, new research reveals the experiences of runaway foster care youth. Runaway youth were more likely to have exited and re-entered the foster care system and had more placements on average than the typical youth in foster care according to research conducted and compiled for the National Runaway Switchboard (NRS) by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC).