* Runs away from home often including group homes and foster care
* Relationships with older teens or adults
* Change in appearance or behaviors
* Texting all hours of day with unknown persons
* Unexplained bruises, injuries, STI’s, reproductive or other health issues
* Tattoos or branding
* Secret romantic relationships or friendships
* Using alcohol, drugs, prescription pills
* Has two cell phones
* In gang or hangs out with gangs, crews or sets
* Displays lots of anger at school beyond normal ‘teen angst’
FAQsSigns & red flags
* Lots of absences* Runs away from home often including group homes and foster care* Relationships with older teens or adults* Change in appearance or behaviors* Texting all hours of day with unknown persons* Unexplained bruises, injuries, STI’s, reproductive or other health issues* Tattoos or branding* Secret romantic relationships or friendships* Using alcohol, drugs, prescription pills* Has two cell phones* In gang or hangs out with gangs, crews or sets* Displays lots of anger at school beyond normal ‘teen angst’* Explicit sexual talk beyond normal teen sex vocabulary