1、A total of 6,496 youth aged 12-17 were asked a series of questions about runaway1experiences as part of the nationwide household survey of Youth Risk Behavior during 1992-1993. Researchers also sampled 600 street youth in 10 urban areas during 1992-1993. The streetsample did not yield nationally rep
2、resentative data because of the methodological limitations ofsurveying this type of population. Greene, Jody M. et al. Youth with Runaway, Throwaway, andHomeless Experiences: Prevalence, Drug Use, and Other At-Risk Behaviors. Prepared for theU.S. Department of Health and Human Services by the Resear
3、ch Triangle Institute. February1995.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web96-280 EPWUpdated December 17, 1997Runaway and Homeless Youth: Legislative IssuesRuth Ellen WasemAlice ButlerEducation and Public Welfare DivisionSummaryThe Ru
4、naway and Homeless Youth Program (RHYP) funds basic centers andtransitional living projects. Funding for FY1998 remains at the FY1997 level ($58.6million). The reauthorization of RHYP is traditionally part of the reauthorization of thejuvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs this year th
