Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of a National Runaway Prevention Month.

HRES 835 is a symbolic House resolution recognizing November 2021 as National Runaway Prevention Month. It does not create new laws or allocate funds but formally supports efforts to address youth homelessness by highlighting statistics showing over 4 million youth and young adults experienced homelessness in 2017. The resolution emphasizes raising public awareness about the crisis, particularly affecting vulnerable groups like LGBTQ youth, people of color, and those in foster care, and encourages collaboration among communities and organizations like the National Runaway Safeline. Its purpose is purely declaratory, aiming to promote existing prevention initiatives rather than implementing policy changes.