.: Plight
Plight: [noun] unfortunate condition; a difficult or dangerous situation, especially a sad or desperate predicament.
A Throwaway can be Homeless
- Teens who run away may have parents or caretakers who don't care.
- Some run away and no effort is made by parents or guardians to recover them.
- Some run away from home and are on the streets for one day or less.
- Some never return home.
- Some throwaway teens experience physical emotional or sexual violence in the household.
- A throwaway's initial destination could be a friends house.
- Teens thrown away are without a place to sleep.