This hearing was the second in a series examining the impact of homelessness and dislocation on young people in America. This session focused on the problems of homeless and runaway adolescents. Witnesses described the need for multiple services for this population, for effective provision of services, and for greater coordination and planning. Opening statements were presented by Senators Christopher J. Dodd and Orrin M. Hatch. Statements and testimony of 12 participants were included in the hearing. Subjects covered in this session included the following issues and programs: (1) the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program; (2) incidence of runaway and homeless youth; (3) characteristics of runaway and homeless youth; (4) multiproblem youth; (5) transitional living models and programs; (6) the Independent Living Initiatives Program; (7) drug abuse prevention, AIDS prevention, and health care programs for runaway and homeless youth; (8) causes and consequences of homelessness; (9) barriers to service; (10) family reunification of runaway youth; (11) family problems, degree of resolvability, and appropriate levels of independence for young people from troubled homes; (12) varieties of service available through shelters; and (13) homeless youth in the suburbs. Descriptions of crisis intervention programs and shelters in Kansas City, Boston, Washington, D.C., Chicago, and suburbs south of San Francisco were included in the hearing. (AF)