In many cases, children living in abusive homes are
not placed by agencies in alternative living environments.
Instead, many young people are either encouraged to leave
by their parent or guardian or their decision to leave is met
with no opposition from the adults in their lives. They are
simply unwanted. These runaways are referred to as
“push-outs” or “throwaways.”
One young woman using the pen name BabyJill posted
her story on the Runaway Lives website, where she states
that her parents kicked her out of the house for throwing a
party when they were not home. When she moved out,