The Life Stories of Homeless Youths

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ID11023201
AuthorsCarolyn C Cannuscio (0000-0001-9082-6313, Carolyn C. Cannuscio is with the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Carolyn C. Cannuscio, Roxanne Dupuis, and Amy Graves are with the Center for Public Health Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Carlie Hanson is with the College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia. Shari Hersh is with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.), Roxanne Dupuis (0000-0003-3161-6310, Carolyn C. Cannuscio is with the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Carolyn C. Cannuscio, Roxanne Dupuis, and Amy Graves are with the Center for Public Health Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Carlie Hanson is with the College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia. Shari Hersh is with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.), Amy J Graves (Community Initiatives), Amy Graves (Carolyn C. Cannuscio is with the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Carolyn C. Cannuscio, Roxanne Dupuis, and Amy Graves are with the Center for Public Health Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Carlie Hanson is with the College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia. Shari Hersh is with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.), Carlie Hanson (Carolyn C. Cannuscio is with the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Carolyn C. Cannuscio, Roxanne Dupuis, and Amy Graves are with the Center for Public Health Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Carlie Hanson is with the College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia. Shari Hersh is with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.), Shari Hersh (Carolyn C. Cannuscio is with the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Carolyn C. Cannuscio, Roxanne Dupuis, and Amy Graves are with the Center for Public Health Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Carlie Hanson is with the College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia. Shari Hersh is with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.)
Year2015
Volume105
Issue11
Pages2216-2219
Publication date2015-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2015.302815
PMID26378839
OpenAlexW2221910479
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited1

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, along with the A Place to Call Home youth housing project and the efforts to help young people such as Stokes improve their lives

Art history · Mural · Political science · Sociology · The arts · Children's Rights and Participation · History · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Medicine · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Gerontology