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	<title>Switched-On :: Blog &#187; National Runaway Switchboard</title>
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		<title>Help Online When You Need It</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2012/02/help-online-when-you-need-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Runaway Switchboard has been helping teens over the phone for decades now. But last spring, NRS branched out into a live chat service. In addition to the bulletin board and email options, the live chat lets teens who might not want to call still get help. In recent months, the live chat has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wooly Bully</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t say that I&#8217;m untouched by the wave of extreme bullying, or rather the extremes to which people are driven to avoid it, that seems to be taking the Chicagoland area by surprise. The news has been full of the story of a young, elementary school student who killed herself over the excessive bullying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping a House a Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always thought it strange to think of a house as only someplace that you live, but I think that that may be because my house has always been a home to me. No matter how troubled things may become, that is the place that I feel the most safe. Although the temperaments that fill [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Runaway Prevention Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tatiana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[November is National Runaway Prevention Month. It is to show awareness and to help youth safe and off the streets. National Runaway Switchboard celebrates this in order to educate the public so they are more aware and can help prevent youth from running away. Many adolescents run away for various reasons, whether it is problems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Runaway Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National Runaway Switchboard]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve noticed a decline in a lot of the simple things that we as people say to one another to get by: &#8220;Bless you,&#8221; when someone sneezes; &#8220;Thank you,&#8221; when someone goes out of their way to do a favor; or even &#8220;I love you,&#8221; or one of its many forms, when you just mean [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help is Always Around</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2011/10/help-is-always-around/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feelings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Runaway Switchboard]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve said in my earlier blog that sometimes, there are more people misjudging you than you think. However, there are also more people supporting you than you think. In fact, many of the people who misjudge and abuse you only do so because they misunderstand you. That does not justify their actions, but it points [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Dating Violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tatiana</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National Runaway Switchboard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dating is very common in the teenage world. Some teens feel if they are not with someone then they are an outcast or something is wrong with them. Finding someone to be with is like a race for many. Everyone is always in a rush to find their perfect partner. In reality they have their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being Bullied Online</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tatiana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Sunday, a movie called Cyberbully will air on ABC Family. Cyberbullying is when someone harasses another over the internet. It is just like in real life but it can become worse. Those who are being bullied over the internet may feel like there is nowhere to turn to. In school there may be friends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New website for runaway and homeless youth</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2011/07/website-runaway-homeless-youth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National Runaway Switchboard]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The National Runaway Switchboard (NRS) does everything it can to help youth in crisis figure out solutions for their problems. That’s why, a couple weeks ago, NRS unveiled its new website. It might seem like redesigning a website is a little superficial for a crisis hotline. But actually, the new site makes it easier and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Help on Live Chat</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2011/06/get-help-on-live-chat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National Runaway Switchboard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Interwebs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The goal of the National Runaway Switchboard is to help in keeping youth safe by them find food, shelter, or transportation. Sometimes, though, people are blocked from contacting us because of various obstacles. Maybe someone can’t talk on the phone because they’re at a library, or they can’t risk having their parents hear them calling, [...]]]></description>
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