Year: 1975 Source: Annual Meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, (8th: 1975: St. Louis), p.75-77 SIEC No: 19830739

This article describes an organization formed to combat the problem of young people running away from home. It provides 3 programs for teenagers in need of counseling . The first program called youth emergency service is a community agency where a person can receive temporary lodging & get immediatecounseling. Operation Live-In is the second service offered.Here, foster kids work in a person’s home in exchange for room & board. The third program involves teens learning to become self-sufficient.