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Home is supposed to be a happy, safe place where you feel comfortable, but, as we all know, sometimes...

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I don’t know how to get home

If you are away from home and want to go back but don’t know how to get...

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Being away from family and friends can be difficult. Having to try to fit in with other people as...

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Ben’s Story

“I started running away from home in Staffordshire at around age nine and going missing for weeks on end…”

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“It started when me and my Grandma (who I lived with) were having an argument.”

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