Are you thinking about running away?
Do you sometimes have problems talking with your parents?
Have you ever been so angry that you thought about leaving home?
Are you having problems at home?
Do you have a friend that wants to run away?
Are you under pressure with your friends or at school?
Questions to ask yourself before you run away...
- What else can I do to improve my home situation before I leave?
- How will I survive?
- Is running away safe?
- Who can I count on to help me?
- Am I being realistic?
- Have I given this enough thought?
- What are my other options?
- If I end up in trouble, who will I call?
- When I return home, what will happen?
You can call the national runaway switchboard at 1-800-421-4000 any time day or night. Whether you are
thinking of running or have run, we can help you.
Safe Place Program
Youth & Family Counseling Services
is implementing a Safe Place Program throughout Brazoria County. The Project Safe Place
is a program designed to assist youth and families in crisis situations. If you are in
crisis, there is a network of Safe Places: businesses and public locations that display
the Safe Place logo on their premises. Any youth in trouble knows that he or she can
enter a location bearing this sign and request help. An employee will provide a
secure place to wait while help is contacted. Look for the following sign in
area businesses.
Services To Runaways and At-Risk youth program (STAR)
The STAR Program offers many services throughout Brazoria County. These include:
- 24-hour crisis intervention for runaways
- professional counseling
- vocational and psychological testing
- client advocacy and support
- parenting skills training
- Life skills training for youth
Who are truants and runaways? Truants are students who have unexcused voluntary
absences from school for three or more days (full or partial) within a
three-week period. Runaways are people not yet of legal age who are absent for a
substantial length of time from their homes without consent of parents or
guardians. The program also serves youth who are at risk of being runaways.
Contact Youth & Family Counseling Services for information or assistance or
call these toll free numbers:
- Runaway Hotline 1-800-392-3352
- National Runaway Switchboard 1-800-621-4000
- Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-252-5400
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