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	<title>Switched-On :: Blog &#187; National Runaway Switchboard</title>
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		<title>Support for LGBTQ Youth</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2010/07/support-for-lqbtq-youth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learning from mistakes is one of the biggest lessons we’re taught growing up. It’s acceptable to err, so long as you use the experience to grow and make better decisions. Somehow, this simple, sensible view hasn’t translated to the global scale. Persecution based on arbitrary delineations- color, religion, ethnicity- has continued to occur year after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better than Google</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s hard to think of a more successful website than Google. The search engine is so popular, so ubiquitous, and so helpful that its name has become a verb. But Googling can’t always solve your problems. The searches, which use an algorithm to determine which sites will most help, don’t always deliver the best results. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help on MySpace</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s a lot more involved in calling someone than just dialing. The decision to reach out and contact a person involves a process of choices that can be hard to make. You have to find a phone number, get access to a phone, and have a quiet, private, and safe place to talk. The National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acting on Impulse</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2010/07/acting-on-impulse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we gain more control over our lives, we begin to be able to make the decisions that will ultimately affect our lives. However, these decisions may not always be the best decision you make. As teens, we&#8217;d like to go with our impulses. For example, while deciding whether or not to buy something not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help For LGBTQ Youth In New York</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2010/06/help-for-lgbtq-youth-in-new-york/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s no denying that LGBT youth face severe discrimination at the hands of their peers. Just consider how for many youth, gay is synonymous with bad (“That’s gay.”) The hope, however, is that more mature people are capable of understanding the plight of LGBT youth, especially those in crisis situations. New York City’s proposed budget [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reliable Phone Service</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2010/06/reliable-phone-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our home phone has been mischievous lately. Ignoring incoming calls, failing to ring, deciding to end conversations at key junctures. Because of this, I had to call our service provider’s hotline. After being on hold for 30 minutes, during which I was subjected to bongo-generated music, I spoke to a customer assistant. The guy ended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When You Want To Be Extra-Anonymous</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2010/06/when-you-want-to-be-extra-anonymous/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, a confidential phone call isn’t anonymous for someone. Maybe they’re shy, or unsure if information is really kept secret, or just don’t feel like speaking to someone. In case that happens, the Bulletin Boards on the National Runaway Switchboard’s website offer a useful alternative to a phone conversation. On the Bulletin Boards, visitors can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Texting Won&#8217;t Do</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can pretty much do anything with texting. You can Google, make purchases, donate money, and have inappropriate photographic interactions. But what you can’t do &#8211; what is not nearly as effective &#8211; is get help in a serious situation. In the Why They Run Report, 80% of teens say they want to talk to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knee-Jerk Decision</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2010/06/982/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the recently released “Why They Run” report, the National Runaway Switchboard highlighted some really shocking statistics. One that jumped out at me immediately was that 70% of youth interviewed said that when they left home, it was a “spur of the moment” decision. The fact that seven out of every ten runaways (if the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help In A Dangerous Situation</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2010/05/help-in-a-dangerous-situation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 21:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruben</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/?p=944</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While working on the lines of the National Runaway Switchboard one becomes informed on the plight of youth runaways. There are always horror stories having to do with a youth who has runaway and is being taken advantage of or been completely without any help. Adults promising a shelter, food, money, and any form of [...]]]></description>
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