The number of youths who run away or are homeless in the U.S. is estimated from 450,000 to around 2.8 million every year. In 1974, the U.S. Congress enacted the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, which provides support for shelters and Transitional Living Programs (TLPs). These shelters ...
Runaway and Homeless Youth in New York City: A Report to the Ittleson Foundation. New York: Divisions of Child Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University of Physicians and Surgeons.Shaffer, D., & Caton, C. L. M. (1984). Runaway and homeless youth in New ...
Youth were eligible for the survey if they were homeless or at risk of being homeless and between the ages of 12 and 25. Youth were recruited from street locations where homeless youth are known to congregate, including drop-in centers, shelters, residential programs, and a health clinic. ...
1989. Homelessness: Homeless and Runaway Youth Receiving Services at Federally Funded Shelters. Wash- ington, D.C.General Accounting Office (1989). Homelessness: Homeless and runaway youth receiving services at federally funded shelters. Washington, DC: United State General Accounting Office,...
During Phase 2, qualitative data were collected from 46 youth of varying ethnicities and lengths of time homeless. Results: Drop-in centers and shelters were the most commonly used services (reported by 78% and 40%, respectively). Other services were used less frequently [e.g., medical ...
A nationaldatabase of shelterswhere NRS staff can help youth find safe places to stay. Communication servicesto help students safely contact parents include conference calls, where an NRS staff member is on the call the whole time with the youth and their parent, and a messaging service, which...
Each year, nearly 1.7 million children and adolescents in the US run away or are forced out by their caregivers. Although several studies have examined numerous risk and protective factors among homeless and runaway youth (HRY), little is known about this population’s self-efficacy. This cross...
Specifically, runaway and homeless youth identified on the streets may be at greater risk of substance use than those `in shelters and shelter youth may be more at risk than youth with previous but not current, runaway or homeless experiences. The high rates of substance use indicate the ...
Runaway/homeless youth using federally funded shelters: National and regional disparity
Four surveys were used: (1) a nationally representative survey of runaway and homeless youth residing in federally and non-federally funded shelters; (2) a multicity survey of street youth; (3) a nationally representative household survey of youth with and without recent runaway and ...