Why do teenagers run away? What can you do to help them?

Teenagers often run away because they either are harassed, abused, or simply want their own lives, one without their families. It is often a hard choice for a teenager to make, but they might do it to accomplish a dream that their parents don't support, or they are not comfortable at home, because they are abused. In my opinion teenagers have the right to do what they want once they turn 18, its just that they need advice before doing something.

My advice to a troubled teenager is that, the first and probably best thing to do is to ask yourself, Is it really worth running away? Often when teens reflect on this they tend to stay at home. Another piece of advice is that the best thing for a teenager to do is to work things out with the family your running from because, they are the people in the world who are the only ones that have unconditional love for you. The world is cruel out their, and unless you have support, think twice before running away. Of course its a whole new case if your dad is an rapist, or you mom is a drunkard, because then you cant go back home. The best thing to do is contact teenage support NGO's or centers, that will feed you and give you a bed to sleep on. If not then contact child services or other relatives that you know wont take advantage of you, but will rather welcome you with kind hands. Take this advice and running away from your home wont be such a hard task after all.