Homeless Youth in the United States

<p>In this paper the authors cite research indicating that youth may be the single age group most at risk of becoming homeless yet comparatively little research has been done in the past decade on this vulnerable population. Some important progress has been made including longitudinal studies on youth aging out of foster care. After reviewing the characteristics of homeless youth the authors review recent research findings on the homeless youth population and interventions developed to address their housing and service needs. These include interventions directed at youth themselves (education employment social skills training) as well as family-focused strategies. The authors conclude with future directions for both research and practice.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>