Susanna R Curry
Biographic Data
| ID | 4370574 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susanna R Curry |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susanna R |
| FAMILY NAME | Curry |
| SIGNATURE | CURRY S R |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University, Sacramento |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Costs of Caring
Couch hopping is a significant feature of youth homelessness in the United States. Every year, half of youth ages 18 to 25 who experience housing instability report couch hopping-also known as couch surfing or doubling up. Emerging work suggests that in some intergenerational informal hosting arrangements, youth and their adult hosts can form meaningful and supportive relationships. However, hosts also navigate material challenges that could thre…
Beyond a Bed
Improving program implementation and client engagement in interventions addressing youth homelessness
Evidence on the effectiveness of programs serving unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness remains limited and mixed, and we know little about the factors that contribute to participant engagement and program implementation across contexts. In this meta-synthesis of current findings on youth interventions, we explore the following research questions: (1) What are common programmatic or contextual factors that researchers and/or practitioners…
Theorizing a Social Ecology of Displacement
Every year 4.2 million young people in America experience some form of homelessness. The observation that homelessness has a complex etiology spanning structural, relational, and individual levels of influence is not novel. However, few studies have empirically demonstrated how conditions across these levels collectively shape a distinct social ecology of homelessness, particularly for youth. Using critical realism and the extended case method, w…
Navigating Housing Instability and Substance Use
Recent scholarship indicates that youth homelessness is a significant problem outside urban areas. However, previous studies have not examined how local contexts shape the experiences of youth who are homeless in rural areas and small towns with high rates of poverty and epidemic drug use. To address this gap, this analysis draws from two components of a large national study of homelessness among youth, using data collected in a small non-urban s…
Prevalence and Correlates of Youth Homelessness in the United States
PURPOSE: Unaccompanied youth homelessness is a serious concern. Response, however, has been constrained by the absence of credible data on the size and characteristics of the population and reliable means to track youth homelessness over time. We sought to address these gaps. METHODS: Using a nationally representative phone-based survey (N = 26,161), we solicited household and individual reports on different types of youth homelessness. We collec…
Substance use behaviors by parents and the decision to substantiate child physical abuse and neglect by caseworkers
Childhood experiences and housing insecurity in adulthood
The Influence of Policy Context on Transition Age Foster Youths' Views of Self-Sufficiency
In this exploratory study, focus group methodology was used to examine the potential influence of policy context on informing transition age youth (TAY) views of self-sufficiency upon aging out of foster care. The authors purposively selected two different policy contexts concerning extended foster care: New York City and Los Angeles County. Compared to New York City, Los Angeles has a relatively newer policy concerning extending the age of foste…
Youth Homelessness and Vulnerability
Highlights We report results regarding youth couch surfing and homelessness from a national survey. Youth couch surfing is a common experience, although far more so for young adults than adolescents. There are notable differences between youth reporting homelessness versus only couch surfing. Couch surfing encompasses a range of experiences, some of which likely include need for services. Broader assessments of youths’ housing situation beyond po…
A Retrospective Examination of Child Protection Involvement Among Young Adults Accessing Homelessness Services
Highlights Administrative records were used to document child protection histories of homeless youth. Fully half of homeless young adults had been reported for abuse or neglect during childhood. The prevalence of maltreatment varied across demographic and child protection characteristics. Patterns of service use can be outlined for vulnerable populations through linked administrative data
Correlates of Homeless Youths’ Stability-Seeking Behaviors Online and In Person
Objective: This study examines correlates of service seeking and use of the Internet for stability-seeking purposes such as employment, housing, and health needs among homeless youth. The purpose was to (a) analyze previously unexplored youth characteristics and behaviors such as substance use and self-reported reasons for homelessness; (b) understand the relationship between youth characteristics and behaviors and use of the Internet for stabili…
Racial Disparities in Service Referrals for Families in the Child Welfare System
Among families in the child welfare system, family reunification depends largely upon the services to which families are referred. This study examines whether race/ethnicity influences the number and types of services to which families are referred. Findings suggest that compared to African American families, Hispanic families were more often referred to psychosocial services (e.g., mental health) than basic needs (e.g., housing). These findings …
Housing and Social Support for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
They Lay Down the Foundation and Then They Leave Room for Us to Build the House”
Although research has established a high risk of homelessness among young people aging out of foster care, little is known about the experience of these youth who are helped to make the transition to independent living through supportive housing programs. We interview 14 transition-age youth (18 to 24 years) using photo elicitation interviewing to investigate how young people who have aged out of foster care visually and verbally narrate their jo…
Youth Homelessness and Vulnerability
Highlights We report results regarding youth couch surfing and homelessness from a national survey. Youth couch surfing is a common experience, although far more so for young adults than adolescents. There are notable differences between youth reporting homelessness versus only couch surfing. Couch surfing encompasses a range of experiences, some of which likely include need for services. Broader assessments of youths’ housing situation beyond po…
They Lay Down the Foundation and Then They Leave Room for Us to Build the House”
Although research has established a high risk of homelessness among young people aging out of foster care, little is known about the experience of these youth who are helped to make the transition to independent living through supportive housing programs. We interview 14 transition-age youth (18 to 24 years) using photo elicitation interviewing to investigate how young people who have aged out of foster care visually and verbally narrate their jo…
Substance use behaviors by parents and the decision to substantiate child physical abuse and neglect by caseworkers
The Influence of Policy Context on Transition Age Foster Youths' Views of Self-Sufficiency
In this exploratory study, focus group methodology was used to examine the potential influence of policy context on informing transition age youth (TAY) views of self-sufficiency upon aging out of foster care. The authors purposively selected two different policy contexts concerning extended foster care: New York City and Los Angeles County. Compared to New York City, Los Angeles has a relatively newer policy concerning extending the age of foste…
A Retrospective Examination of Child Protection Involvement Among Young Adults Accessing Homelessness Services
Highlights Administrative records were used to document child protection histories of homeless youth. Fully half of homeless young adults had been reported for abuse or neglect during childhood. The prevalence of maltreatment varied across demographic and child protection characteristics. Patterns of service use can be outlined for vulnerable populations through linked administrative data
Racial Disparities in Service Referrals for Families in the Child Welfare System
Among families in the child welfare system, family reunification depends largely upon the services to which families are referred. This study examines whether race/ethnicity influences the number and types of services to which families are referred. Findings suggest that compared to African American families, Hispanic families were more often referred to psychosocial services (e.g., mental health) than basic needs (e.g., housing). These findings …
Theorizing a Social Ecology of Displacement
Every year 4.2 million young people in America experience some form of homelessness. The observation that homelessness has a complex etiology spanning structural, relational, and individual levels of influence is not novel. However, few studies have empirically demonstrated how conditions across these levels collectively shape a distinct social ecology of homelessness, particularly for youth. Using critical realism and the extended case method, w…
Navigating Housing Instability and Substance Use
Recent scholarship indicates that youth homelessness is a significant problem outside urban areas. However, previous studies have not examined how local contexts shape the experiences of youth who are homeless in rural areas and small towns with high rates of poverty and epidemic drug use. To address this gap, this analysis draws from two components of a large national study of homelessness among youth, using data collected in a small non-urban s…
Improving program implementation and client engagement in interventions addressing youth homelessness
Evidence on the effectiveness of programs serving unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness remains limited and mixed, and we know little about the factors that contribute to participant engagement and program implementation across contexts. In this meta-synthesis of current findings on youth interventions, we explore the following research questions: (1) What are common programmatic or contextual factors that researchers and/or practitioners…
Childhood experiences and housing insecurity in adulthood
Housing and Social Support for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
They Lay Down the Foundation and Then They Leave Room for Us to Build the House”
Although research has established a high risk of homelessness among young people aging out of foster care, little is known about the experience of these youth who are helped to make the transition to independent living through supportive housing programs. We interview 14 transition-age youth (18 to 24 years) using photo elicitation interviewing to investigate how young people who have aged out of foster care visually and verbally narrate their jo…
Correlates of Homeless Youths’ Stability-Seeking Behaviors Online and In Person
Objective: This study examines correlates of service seeking and use of the Internet for stability-seeking purposes such as employment, housing, and health needs among homeless youth. The purpose was to (a) analyze previously unexplored youth characteristics and behaviors such as substance use and self-reported reasons for homelessness; (b) understand the relationship between youth characteristics and behaviors and use of the Internet for stabili…
Racial Disparities in Service Referrals for Families in the Child Welfare System
Among families in the child welfare system, family reunification depends largely upon the services to which families are referred. This study examines whether race/ethnicity influences the number and types of services to which families are referred. Findings suggest that compared to African American families, Hispanic families were more often referred to psychosocial services (e.g., mental health) than basic needs (e.g., housing). These findings …
Substance use behaviors by parents and the decision to substantiate child physical abuse and neglect by caseworkers
Childhood experiences and housing insecurity in adulthood
The Influence of Policy Context on Transition Age Foster Youths' Views of Self-Sufficiency
In this exploratory study, focus group methodology was used to examine the potential influence of policy context on informing transition age youth (TAY) views of self-sufficiency upon aging out of foster care. The authors purposively selected two different policy contexts concerning extended foster care: New York City and Los Angeles County. Compared to New York City, Los Angeles has a relatively newer policy concerning extending the age of foste…
Youth Homelessness and Vulnerability
Highlights We report results regarding youth couch surfing and homelessness from a national survey. Youth couch surfing is a common experience, although far more so for young adults than adolescents. There are notable differences between youth reporting homelessness versus only couch surfing. Couch surfing encompasses a range of experiences, some of which likely include need for services. Broader assessments of youths’ housing situation beyond po…
A Retrospective Examination of Child Protection Involvement Among Young Adults Accessing Homelessness Services
Highlights Administrative records were used to document child protection histories of homeless youth. Fully half of homeless young adults had been reported for abuse or neglect during childhood. The prevalence of maltreatment varied across demographic and child protection characteristics. Patterns of service use can be outlined for vulnerable populations through linked administrative data
Prevalence and Correlates of Youth Homelessness in the United States
PURPOSE: Unaccompanied youth homelessness is a serious concern. Response, however, has been constrained by the absence of credible data on the size and characteristics of the population and reliable means to track youth homelessness over time. We sought to address these gaps. METHODS: Using a nationally representative phone-based survey (N = 26,161), we solicited household and individual reports on different types of youth homelessness. We collec…
Navigating Housing Instability and Substance Use
Recent scholarship indicates that youth homelessness is a significant problem outside urban areas. However, previous studies have not examined how local contexts shape the experiences of youth who are homeless in rural areas and small towns with high rates of poverty and epidemic drug use. To address this gap, this analysis draws from two components of a large national study of homelessness among youth, using data collected in a small non-urban s…
Beyond a Bed
Improving program implementation and client engagement in interventions addressing youth homelessness
Evidence on the effectiveness of programs serving unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness remains limited and mixed, and we know little about the factors that contribute to participant engagement and program implementation across contexts. In this meta-synthesis of current findings on youth interventions, we explore the following research questions: (1) What are common programmatic or contextual factors that researchers and/or practitioners…
Theorizing a Social Ecology of Displacement
Every year 4.2 million young people in America experience some form of homelessness. The observation that homelessness has a complex etiology spanning structural, relational, and individual levels of influence is not novel. However, few studies have empirically demonstrated how conditions across these levels collectively shape a distinct social ecology of homelessness, particularly for youth. Using critical realism and the extended case method, w…
The Costs of Caring
Couch hopping is a significant feature of youth homelessness in the United States. Every year, half of youth ages 18 to 25 who experience housing instability report couch hopping-also known as couch surfing or doubling up. Emerging work suggests that in some intergenerational informal hosting arrangements, youth and their adult hosts can form meaningful and supportive relationships. However, hosts also navigate material challenges that could thre…
Psychology (15 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (14 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Political science (8 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Mental health (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Business (4 works)