... Group Publishing Limited 2010 Young runaways Abuse Prevention Homelessness Housing Practice Young runaways and adulthood: a difficult transition Andy McCullough National Strategy and Policy Advisor, Railway Children, Sandbach, UK Abstract The transition to adulthood can be a difficult...

... to harm or exploit them. Many children and young people turn to the streets while still living with parents or carers to escape abuse in the home or because they do not receive attention and care. Integration of the homeless and non‐homeless populations sometimes plays a part in how children or young...