Running away

There may be times when you feel like running away from where you are living.  There could be lots of reasons why you may feel that this is the only thing that you can do.  Sadly, running away usually only makes your life more confusing and complicated.  You will be reported missing to the police and a lot of people will be involved in looking for you and worrying about whether you are safe or not.

Hopefully you will be able to find someone who will listen to the things that are making you sad or worried.  On this website there is information about lots of different people that you could talk to if you feel that you can’t talk to your social worker or carer about how you are feeling.

If you ever do run away, please contact someone who can let your carers know that you are OK.  You can always leave a message to pass on to your carers or social worker by phoning Childline or Children, Schools and Families.  That way the people who are worrying about you will at least know that you are alive.