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46% of runaway teens, runaway because of family problems. That's almost half of runaway teens running away from home problems. These problems may include physicial abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, or neglect. Teens may feel the only way they can get away from these forms of abuse is by running away. 14% of runaway teens runaway because of school, peer pressure, or bullying. Kids might be teasing, harrasing, abusing, and forcing the teen to do something they don't want to do therefore leading them to think the only way out is to runaway. 4% of teens run away from drugs or alcohol. But when teens runaway they are more prone to drugs and alcohol out of desperation, lonliness, and mood booster. And 33% runaway because of other isses including pregnancy, educational issues, and legal issues. Girl teens who are pregnant may run away because of the humiliation and lack of support from peers and family. And teens may not be passing a grade or graduating, therefore running away before facing peers. And legal issues because perhaps a teen's parents are fighting for the child, or the teen is fighting for his or her's child. There are many tragic statistics about teenage runaways.
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