Health Care for Runaway Teenagers

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This paper addresses the problem of health care for runaway teens, specifically in California, and then offers possible solutions to the problem. The paper also examines the role of the registered nurse in the solutions presented.

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"It is important to note that the life of a runaway teenager is filled with health risks and danger. Marie and Cheri are just one example. They were 13 when they ran away from home in an attempt to escape a drug addicted father who sexually abused them. With only $200 between them, their food supply and housing was gone within two weeks. By the third week, Marie was in a prostitution ring, and Cheri was addicted to crack. They were living in a dirty, rundown abandoned building, eating from garbage cans, using dirty needles, and having unprotected sex with strangers. Within 4 years, Cheri was diagnosed with HIV, and was pregnant. They have never returned home."

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