Teenage runaways are at risk of sexual exploitation
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The research, which also shows that running away can take place when a child has already been sexually exploited, was produced in partnership with Paradigm Research.
With more than 77,000 children running away each year, the report demands that the Government, police and local authorities take seriously the risks faced by runaway children and work together to assess and raise awareness of this issue.
A total of 41 runaways, from a range of backgrounds, were interviewed for the report and th...
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