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When we tell people we are running away to Gretna, everyone is delighted for us.

We decided to elope so it had to be Gretna

There should be no conversation that's too uncomfortable to have with your child, and discussing the tough stuff could really make a difference and help stop them running away.

It is good to talk to stop runaways; One child runs away from home every five minutes in the UK. But just listening to children can help, writes LISA SALMON

Yarmand pledged his commitment to ending abuses by the police, saying that all police had been instructed that running away is not a crime.

Human Rights Watch calls on Afghan Govt. to free women jailed for 'running away'

However, there is no association found between almost all of the criminal behaviors and running away (with the exception of selling drugs).

Hitting home: how the runaway experience haunts adults

We always talk through the underlying issues of why these kids are running away and they have the chance to explain how they feel," she explains.

'My family was always fighting. I hated it so much that running away became a habit' EXCLUSIVE Every day scores of youngsters run away from home, often putting themselves in terrible danger and the number is rising. Charlotte Ward discovers why.

Well, if you think these people are not good enough and keep running away from you, then why not take a servant who fits your qualification?

Motives questioned

The study also shows higher rates of running away among female and black youth.

Data on runaways

In fact, they contend that a history of running away "may be an important social characteristic in adolescents' medical histories.

Running away linked to sexual initiation

Vice President of the Recruiting Agents Association, Adel Harb, said that there are around 75,000 foreign domestic workers in Jordan, with 5,000-6,000 unaccounted for after running away from their employersAAE houses.

Domestic workers on the run: WhoAAEs to blame

Kevin Firth, director of the LPS, says: "Firstly we would advise tenants that running away from financial difficulties is never the best way to deal with them.

Run-away tenants are on increase; Landlords are missing out on rental income

This article describes a functional, behaviour analytic approach to reducing running away through assessing the motivations for running away, involving the young people in the assessment process and implementing interventions to enhance the reinforcing value of placements for adolescents, thereby reducing the probability of running away and associated unsafe periods.

Clark Hewitt B et al: 'A functional approach to reducing runaway behaviour and stabilising placements for adolescents in foster care'

With so many people running away, everybody knows somebody who has been affected.