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Plight: [noun] unfortunate condition; a difficult or dangerous situation, especially a sad or desperate predicament.
What is a Throwaway Teen?
- From age 13 to early twenties.
- Not receiving adequate care from at least one guardian in a safe home environment.
- Can be a runaway.
- Can be homeless.
- Can still live with a legal guardian.
What Creates a Throwaway
- Guardian abandons or neglects.
- Guardian asks them to leave.
- Guardian forces them to leave.
- Guardian/s abuse the teen.
- The teen chooses to leave.
- The teen is barred from returning.
Juvenile Codes Grant the Legal Right for Permanency with a safe family. That means:
- Freedom from physical, sexual or emotional abuse/exploitation
- and freedom of substantial neglect or basic needs
Throwaways are Highly Vulnerable
- Physical Abuse
- Emotional Abuse
- Neglect
- Sexual Abuse
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