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Homeless-Youth Education and Its Hidden Capitalism: a Composite Case Study in North America
International Journal of Qualitative Research, 2023 This research aims to understand why after establishing educational programs intended for youth at-risk of being homeless in inner-city urban contexts, youth still turn to homelessness in North America.
Domum Qualiter, Sarah Neuman
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 Homeless refugee youth experience high rates of traumatic and adverse experiences, a significant burden of mental health needs, and compounded barriers in accessing support services.
Bushra M. Khan +5 more
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THE PARADOX OF BEING YOUNG AND HOMELESS: RESILIENCY IN THE FACE OF CONSTRAINTS
International Journal of Child, Youth & Family Studies, 2013 The major contribution of this article is to address the lack of knowledge regarding homeless youth’s experiences of risk, from their point of view. The youth at-risk field has become a burgeoning area of research that tends to magnify vulnerabilities ...
Sue-Ann Belle MacDonald
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Factors that Promote Resilience in Homeless Children and Adolescents in Ghana: A Qualitative Study
Behavioral Sciences, 2019 Several studies conducted on street youth have focused on causes of homelessness, their engagement in risky sexual behaviours and the prevalence of STIs, including HIV/AIDS.
Kwaku Oppong Asante
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The Life Stories of Homeless Youths
American Journal of Public Health, 2015 The article discusses the life stories of various current and former homeless youths in the U.S. such as Brandon Stokes, and it mentions statistics regarding homeless children in places such as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program's journey2home public art project dealing with youth housing insecurity is examined ...
Carolyn C, Cannuscio +4 more
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For youth, by youth: a third student-run homeless shelter [PDF]
, 2016 This past winter, the third student-run homeless shelter in the United States came into being. Two recent Harvard graduates, Sam Greenberg and Sarah Rosenkrantz, who had volunteered at the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter as college students, saw a need ...
Seider, Scott C.
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JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2021 BackgroundSmoking rates are significantly higher among young people experiencing homelessness than in the general population. Despite a willingness to quit, homeless youth have little success in doing so on their own, and existing cessation resources ...
Linnemayr, Sebastian +5 more
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From Homeless Teen to Chronically Homeless Adult
Critical Social Work, 2019 In this paper, attention will be paid to the conceptualization of adult homelessness though the lens of chronically homeless adults who became homeless as teens, looking particularly at the impact of adverse childhood events.
Stephanie D. Baker Collins
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Comparing White and African American Homeless Youth in San Francisco: Research Findings and Policy Implications [PDF]
, 2012 Homeless youth are not a homogenous group. The needs of this population vary based on geographic location, demographic characteristics, and homelessness history.
Colette Auerswald, Ginny Puddefoot
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract This study investigates the longitudinal impact of socioeconomic instability on teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis among adolescents and young adults (AYA) living in an agricultural region and examines pathways including supportive family and social structures, decision making autonomy in romantic relationships ...
Marie C. D. Stoner +11 more
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