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A dependent child who runs away from home, or from a foster home, often to escape physical, emotional, or sexual abuse. Runaways tend to become homeless street children and are vulnerable to pedophile predators, substance abuse, prostitution, and sexually transmitted diseases.
From: runaway in A Dictionary of Public Health »
Subjects: Public Health and Epidemiology.
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