Runaway and homeless adolescents are youth who live without the support of traditional societal structures, such as family, school, church, and community institutions (Author).Farrow, James ADeisher, Robert WBrown, RichardKulig, John WKipke, Michele D...
Health and health needs of homeless and runaway youth: A position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine The experience of runaway and homeless youth in the United States is not entirely unique and should be viewed in an international context. The youth in thi... James A. Farrow and...
Affordability is the relationship between the cost of healthcare services and available resources (e.g., insurance, financial assistance) and individual’s ability to pay for those services. Acceptability is the fit between the characteristics of healthcare facilities and providers, as well as their...
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of what is currently known about the health issues of homeless youth, focusing on risk-taking behaviors, health status, and access to care. The paper addresses the health issues of homeless youth in the U.S. within an international context...
Preface: Drugs, Homelessness & Health: Homeless Youth Speak Out About Harm Reduction (2010) Youth who are homeless in Toronto face many challenges, from meeting basic needs to navigating our complex service system, to finding housing and other supports to help stabilize their lives. These challeng...
WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE GAYS IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER: MAKING HOMELESS YOUTH HOUSING SAFER FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER YOUTH Across the United States, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth are grossly overrepresented in the homeless youth population. These youth ar.....
homeless youthintervention modelThis article presents a conceptual model of sexual health practices and outcomes among homeless adolescents. The model provides a framework for understanding what is known about homeless youth and how community-based interventions might be developed and tested to curb the ...
The findings point to substantial differences within the homeless youth sample and demonstrate that in addition to the public health risks young people face merely by being homeless, the risks are exacerbated for those who self-identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual. The article informs child ...
CI): 317.5, 377.0) and 67.3 (95% CI: 66.3, 68.3) per 100,000 person-years forhomeless and nonhomeless youth, respectively. Length of stay for homeless youth was statistically longer thanthat for nonhomeless youth (incidence rate ratio = 1.53, 95% CI: 1.32, 1.77). All homeless youth ...
Another major theme was a lack of income to pay for medication or no health insurance (both in countries with universal health coverage and not). A less commonly reported barrier was having to sell their medication for substances or bus fare [9]. Access to care For access to healthcare, ...