I'm 12 and I want to run Away.

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Hi there,
Thank you for writing to us here at National Runaway Safeline (NRS). We understand it takes great courage to reach out, and we appreciate you sharing a little bit about what’s going on. It seems there is a lot that your friend is faced with right now and you’re wanting to find a way to help them as they mentioned wanting to run away. It’s great that your friend has support and concern from you especially since this time is quite difficult for them.
Having a space to vent and explore options may often bring out a solution previously not thought of. We are here as support to help you and your friend through this challenging time. We can best help by phone or chat. If you would like to talk more in detail please call or chat soon.
Our contact information is 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929); www.1800runaway.org (click on the chat button).
We’re here to listen and to help and hope you or your friend can reach out soon.
Take care,
NRS

I have a friend who needs to run away. She's twelve years old and has severe depression, her parents are abusive and the mom's an alcoholic. Is there a way you can help her?

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Hi there,
Thank you for writing to us here at National Runaway Safeline (NRS). We understand it takes great courage to reach out, and we appreciate you sharing a little bit about what’s going on. It seems there is a lot that you are faced with right now and you’re feeling like leaving is one of your only options. It seems you want to know some information on runaway laws.
While we are not experts on the law, 18 is generally the age that an individual may leave home without parent permission. If you are under 18 and leave home, your parent/guardian may file you as a runaway and you may be returned home. Also, those you stay with may run the risk of being charged with harboring a runaway. For more specifics on the law, the local non-emergency police or legal aid may better answer legal questions.
We are here as support to help through this challenging time. We can best help by phone or chat as NRS is unable to respond more than twice by email to assist you. If you would like to talk more in detail please call or chat soon.
Our contact information is 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929); www.1800runaway.org (click on the chat button).
If you are at risk of any danger or feeling unsafe, we encourage you to reach out to 911 or seek emergency assistance immediately.
Be safe,
NRS

Im 12 and I want to go
hi im 12 and I want to get away from my strict parents there always stressing and yelling at me about my grades in school and they give me way more chores than my sister if I have the chance should I run or should I stay?

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Hey there,
Thanks for reaching out to NRS, it seems like you are feeling really pressured and isolated in your foster home. Changes can be hard to cope with for sure and you deserve to have support as you go through all of this. CPS and your foster parents have taken on this role, you don’t need to feel like a burden since they chose to take this on and you deserve to have support and their protection since it seems like you weren’t getting that from your parents.
It might be helpful to ask for more mental health support as you go through these difficult times. https://nami.org/Home is a good place to start and learn a bit about what things you are feeling. You could also talk to your Case Worker about how you are feeling as there might be additional support CPS could be providing for you, or at least they can help clear up your feelings about being a burden. They are in that position of CPS, or Foster parent because they want to help kids and made it part of their daily lives.
While we are not experts on the law, 18 is generally the age that an individual may leave home without parent permission. If you are under 18 and leave home, your parent/guardian may file you as a runaway and you may be returned home. Also, those you stay with may run the risk of being charged with harboring a runaway. For more specifics on the law, the local non-emergency police or legal aid may better answer legal questions.
We are here as support to help through this challenging time. We can best help by phone or chat as NRS is unable to respond more than twice by email to assist you. If you would like to talk more in detail please call or chat soon.
Our contact information is 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929); www.1800runaway.org (click on the chat button).
If you are at risk of any danger or feeling unsafe, we encourage you to reach out to 911 or seek emergency assistance immediately.
Be safe,
NRS

I really want to runaway,
I’m 12 and I’m sick and tired of being a disappointment I’m at a foster home. I’ve been at this foster home for 2 months but I can’t cope I’m such a disappointment my foster mom seems to hate me or cares but not really so I’m not sure what to do,, I’m hoping to find someone to meet up with I’m tired of being a disappointment or a burden on cps and my new foster family, I’m seriously considering this other than that I’m twelve I’m depressed and my grade are slipping I can’t stand it anymore.

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Hello,
Thank you for writing to us here at the National Runaway Safeline.

We understand it takes great courage to reach out. We appreciate you sharing a little bit about what’s going on.
We want you to know that we are here as support to help you through this challenging time and we would be glad to speak with you about strategies or options that might help you to cope better with your situation.
We can best help by phone or chat as NRS is unable to respond more than twice by email or bulletin for assistance. If you would like to talk more in detail and share more about how we can help specifically, please call or chat soon.

Our contact information is 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929); www.1800runaway.org (click on the chat button).


We hope to hear from you soon.

Take care,
NRS

Hi I’m 12 years old and I want to run away because I sleep on the floor and my people that I live with don’t care they only buy things for my sisters and brothers and I have to feed my self but if I run away I will go to my dad’s but if I run away I might get kidnaped so I don’t know what to do.

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Hi there,
Thank you for writing to us here at National Runaway Safeline (NRS). We understand it takes great courage to reach out, and we appreciate you sharing a little bit about what’s going on. It seems there is a lot that you are faced with right now and you’re feeling like leaving is one of your only options. It seems you want to know some information on runaway laws.
While we are not experts on the law, 18 is generally the age that an individual may leave home without parent permission. If you are under 18 and leave home, your parent/guardian may file you as a runaway and you may be returned home. Also, those you stay with may run the risk of being charged with harboring a runaway. For more specifics on the law, the local non-emergency police or legal aid may better answer legal questions.
We are here as support to help through this challenging time. We can best help by phone or chat as NRS is unable to respond more than twice by forum to assist you. If you would like to talk more in detail please call or chat soon.
Our contact information is 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929); www.1800runaway.org (click on the chat button).
If you are at risk of any danger or feeling unsafe, we encourage you to reach out to 911 or seek emergency assistance immediately.
Be safe,
NRS

Im a 12 year old girl who wants to run away. I want to go live with a friend but my mother wont let me. I can't ever have a conversation without my mom yelling at me. She says she loves me but i dont believe it. She yells at me for the stupidest reasons for example. One time i put too much milk in the mac and cheese she started yelling at me and of course yelled back because as she says all i do is think about my self. But when she calls me shellfish sometimes I think maybe I am. Sometimes i think it would be better if i were dead but to be honest i'm scared to die. So feel like the best option would be running away but i'm also scared to do that because there are bad people out there and im a girl.

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Hi there,
Thank you for writing to us here at National Runaway Safeline (NRS). We understand it takes great courage to reach out, and we appreciate you sharing a little bit about what’s going on. It seems there is a lot that you are faced with right now and you’re feeling like leaving is one of your only options. It seems you want to know some information on runaway laws.
While we are not experts on the law, 18 is generally the age that an individual may leave home without parent permission. If you are under 18 and leave home, your parent/guardian may file you as a runaway and you may be returned home. Also, those you stay with may run the risk of being charged with harboring a runaway. For more specifics on the law, the local non-emergency police or legal aid may better answer legal questions.
We are here as support to help through this challenging time. We can best help by phone or chat as NRS is unable to respond more than twice by forum to assist you. If you would like to talk more in detail please call or chat soon.
Our contact information is 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929); www.1800runaway.org (click on the chat button).
If you are at risk of any danger or feeling unsafe, we encourage you to reach out to 911 or seek emergency assistance immediately.
Be safe,
NRS

im 12 and i want to run away because all we do is stay at home and fight all the time we cant go one day without fighting so im going to a friends house

Hello, I am Ami. I have the same situation as you. Maybe can we talk? I live in California and want to run away too. Maybe we can talk to each other? Thanks! BTW maybe we can be runaway buddies?

I could runaway with you I'm also 12 my email is *****

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Hello Ami,

Thanks so much for reaching out, and for offering support to someone on our forum. It can be really challenging trying to figure out next steps, and we understand that sometimes it helps to see how others approach their situations. We encourage anyone that is contemplating running away to reach out to us. We are available 24/7 by phone 1.800.RUNAWAY (786.2929) or via chat by visiting our page, https://www.1800runaway.org/ . Please know that we are here to listen and support you. Stay safe!

NRS

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Hello –

Thank you for contacting us here at the National Runaway Safeline. We understand that it takes great courage to reach out. We are sorry to hear about your situation, no one deserves to be treated that way, especially by someone who is supposed to be a support system for you.

It is important to know that you have options and resources to help advocate for yourself. A great resource for you could be the National Child Abuse Hotline. You can reach them at 1-800-422-4453. You can call them anonymously to learn about the abuse reporting process, or directly report abuse to this line. They are a good resource for talking through your options if there is verbal/physical abuse going on at home.

To learn more about your options, or if you just need someone to talk to, give us a call 1-800-RUNAWAY (786-2929). We hope the information provided helps. Remember we are available 24/7 and can be toll-free reached at the number listed above. We are confidential, anonymous, and non-direct. We can also be reached via live chat anytime.

Best Wishes

~NRS