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Results of 2007 Survey of Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Providers [PDF]
, 2007 This report demonstrates the extent to which homeless youths are underserved in Illinois. Though the statistics show that homeless youth programs are successful in helping youths achieve their potential, far too many youths never have the opportunity to ...
Jessica Falk
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Science Education, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Health disparities rooted in systemic oppression and perpetuated by implicit bias among medical professionals remain pervasive across North America. These inequities are often sustained by providers' limited awareness of social realities that shape the lives of people from marginalized communities.
Sabah K. Elias +13 more
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Empowerment as Prevention: How Youth-Driven Initiatives Transform Frameworks for Change
YouthYouth-led action research has significantly influenced local and statewide policies aimed at supporting students experiencing homelessness in California.
Deborah McKoy +2 more
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Social Support Networks and the Mental Health of Runaway and Homeless Youth
Social Sciences, 2017 In response to growing concerns about the rising number of runaway and homeless youth (RHY) in the U.S., researchers have sought to improve the scientific understanding of health and mental health needs, as well as the social resources available to these
Eric R. Wright +2 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2023 Background Street-connected individuals (SCI) in Kenya experience barriers to accessing HIV care. This pilot study provides proof-of-concept for Enabling Adherence to Treatment (EAT), a combination intervention providing modified directly observed ...
Mia Kibel +7 more
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Canadian Journal of Public Health, 2006 Homeless youth present significant challenges both to youth workers and policy-makers seeking to develop better prevention and intervention strategies. This article discusses the compelling need for researchers and policy-makers to make efforts to work collaboratively to develop improved social policy informed by research findings.
Sean A, Kidd, Larry, Davidson
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The Homeless: Who and How Many? [PDF]
, 2014 Note: The PDF of this article includes web supplements which did not appear in the original print version of the article.Across the nation in both rural and urban areas, public and private agencies work to provide services for homeless people. One of the
Armstrong, Barbara, Chamard, Sharon
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Community‐based adaptation scholars and practitioners acknowledge that power asymmetries pose significant barriers to project impact. Nevertheless, there is little research on the role of the global political economy as the root cause of vulnerability.
Tom Selje, Alexandra Klepp, Boris Heinz
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American Journal of Men's Health, 2008 The current study examined differences between gang-involved and non-gang-involved homeless African American male youth with regard to negative affect, substance use, and antisocial/violent behavior. A total of 69 homeless African American young men were
Gary W. Harper PhD, MPH +2 more
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Behavioral Sciences, 2012 Youth homelessness is a growing problem in the United States. The experience of homelessness appears to have numerous adverse consequences, including psychiatric and substance use disorders.
Ernika G. Quimby +5 more
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