Runaway/Homeless
If you are thinking about running away, you must also want very much to change the way things are going for you. Talk it over with someone you trust. If running still seems like the answer, run to a safe place. It's much harder and more dangerous than you think to make it on your own.
Emergency Shelters where you can stay temporarily:
Youth Shelter Services
Common Ground Sanctuary-24 hours
Teen Line
- (248) 292-0194
- (248) 292-0195
A Step Forward
- (248) 399-9795
- A free voluntary residential program for
homeless youth ages 16-20 from Oakland County and
beyond. The goal of the program is to assist homeless young people in developing the skills, confidence and means to self sufficiency.
National Runaway Switchboard
- 1-800-621-4000
- A confidential information and counseling
service for runaway and other homeless youth, open 24 hours a day. The staff will stay on the line to talk things through with you and connect you to local sources for assistance. If you want, switchboard staff will send messages to your parents or arrange for a bus ticket home on Greyhound Bus Lines.
