Homelessness, Children, and Youth

This issue of American Behavioral Scientist makes available some of the most recent research on the growing social, economic, and human development impacts of homelessness on families-specifically, on the lives of children and youth. The seven studies from the United States and Canada compiled here provide important evidence-based insights to inform efforts aimed at combating homelessness among children and youth. They represent a variety of methodologies, including rigorous, person-centered approaches that reveal the complexity of the homeless experience for young people and the heterogeneity of the young homeless population. As a body, the studies highlight the importance of understanding the diverse contexts in which homeless children and youth live and tailoring supportive services accordingly. Thousands of homeless young people remain unrecognized and underserved. The work in this issue illustrates the urgency of bringing researchers, policy makers, and practitioners together to work toward adequate and affordable shelter for all

Criminology · Developmental psychology · Economic growth · Political science · Population · Positive Youth Development · Public relations · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics) · Work (physics) · Youth studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

• Gimme shelter! Investigating the social service interface from the standpoint of youth

  N Nichols, Naomi Elizabeth Nichols•Journal of Youth Studies•2008

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• A Prospective Study of Childhood and Adolescent Antecedents of Homelessness among a Community Population of African Americans

  Open Access•Kate E Fothergill, Elaine Eggleston Doherty et al.•Journal of Urban Health•2012

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• Dimensions and Correlates of Client Satisfaction

  Open Access•Shimon E Spiro, Rachel Dekel et al.•Research on Social Work Practice•2008

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• Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on Black African youth and homelessness in Toronto

  Dionisio Nyaga, Rose Ann Torres et al.•Journal of Ethnicity in Substance…•2024

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• A Comparison of Individual and Social Vulnerabilities, Health, and Quality of Life Among Canadian Women With Mental Diagnoses and Young Children

  Open Access•Phyllis Montgomery, Stephanie Brown et al.•Women s Health Issues•2010

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• I'm more driven now

  Jama Shelton, M Alex Wagaman et al.•International Journal of…•2017

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• Helping America's Homeless

  Stephanie W Hartwell, Stephanie Hartwell et al.•Contemporary Sociology A Journal…•2002

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• Rachel and Her Children

  Esther S Merves, Jonathan Kozol•Contemporary Sociology A Journal…•1989

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• Lifetime and five-year prevalence of homelessness in the United States

  Bruce G Link, Ezra Susser et al.•American Journal of Public Health•1994

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