Predictors of Homelessness among Street Living Youth

Autor/inn/en	Slesnick, Natasha; Bartle-Haring, Suzanne; Dashora, Pushpanjali; Kang, Min Ju; Aukward, Erin
Titel	Predictors of Homelessness among Street Living Youth
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 37 (2008) 4, S.465-474 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-007-9188-0
Schlagwörter	Hispanic Americans; African Americans; Whites; American Indians; At Risk Persons; Social Influences; Homeless People; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Urban Areas; Males; Predictor Variables; Adolescents; Young Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Afroamerikaner; White; Weißer; American Indian; Indianer; Risikogruppe; Sozialer Einfluss; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Urban area; Stadtregion; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Prädiktor; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener
Abstract	While few studies have identified predictors of exiting homelessness among adults, even fewer studies have attempted to identify these predictors among homeless youth. The current study explored predictors of change in homelessness among 180 homeless youth between the ages of 14 and 22, recruited through an urban drop-in center. All youth were assessed at baseline, 3 and 6 months. The sample included 118 males and the reported ethnicity included Latino (n = 54), Anglo (n = 73), Native American (n = 24), African American (n = 6) and mixed ethnicity or "other" (n = 23). Four distinct patterns of change in homelessness were identified among youth which included those who (1) had fairly low rates of homelessness at each follow-up point, (2) started in the mid-range of homelessness, increased at 3 months and sharply declined at 6-months (MHL), (3) reported high rates of homelessness at baseline and low rates at each follow-up point (HLL), and finally, (4) remained consistently homeless across time (HMH). These patterns of change were most strongly predicted by social connections and engagement in HIV risk behaviors. The findings from this study suggest that developing trust and linkages between homeless youth and service providers may be a more powerful immediate target of intervention than targeting child abuse issues, substance use and mental health problems. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10