Topic: Characteristics of Homeless Youth Covenant House Institute Author Date Title Description Key Words Available Reports on longitudinal study conducted by Homeless near of Thousand Homes: Menninger Foundation in partnership with Barber, C. C., Fonagy, P., Fultz, characteristics, mental Outcomes of Homeless Youth in a Covenant House. Key findings include J., Simulinas, M. A., & Yates, 2005 health, outcomes, Crisis Shelter. American Journal of Significant improvements in housing, work, M. research Orthopsychiatry, 75 (3), 347-355. school and mental health from intake to discharge and 30 days after dc. British Columbia Ministry of Social Background Report: A Profile and Discusses background information and homelessness, Development and Economic Policy Review of Homelessness in the 2001 government policies regarding characteristics, health, Link Security, and Provinces of Ontario, Quebec, and homelessness in three Canadian provinces. mental health, policy BC Housing Management Alberta Commission. Federal testimony by Urban Institute on Understanding Homeless Youth. characteristics of homeless youth and interventions, Burt, M. R. 2007 Link Testimony from the Urban Institute. promising interventions. characteristics Canada Mortgage and Environmental Scan on Youth Report by Canadian Government on youth Canada, 2001 Link Housing Corporation Homelessness. Report by Author. homelessness. characteristics, policy Databook describing status of youth ages 12 On the Road to Adulthood: A Databook characteristics, to 24 in the District of Columbia. Reports on Comey, J., Smith, E., & Tatian, about Teenagers and Young Adults in education, 2009 statistical indicators on well-being as well as Link P.A. the District. Report from the Urban employment, foster results from interviews with service Institute. care, mental health providers and youth. Youth Aging Out of Foster Care. Policy Brief from the University of A policy brief on the characteristics of youth characteristics, foster Courtney, M. 2005 Link Pennsylvania's Network on Transitions aging out of the foster care system. care, policy to Adulthood. Topic: Characteristics of Homeless Youth Covenant House Institute Distinct Subgroups of Former Foster An issue brief from Chapin Hall that Courtney, M., Hook, J., & Lee, Youth During Young Adulthood: characteristics, foster 2010 discusses policy implications for former Link J. Implications for Policy and Practice. care, policy foster care youth. Issue Brief from Chapin Hall. Homelessness and the Transition from Identifies risk and protective factors that characteristics, Dworsky, A. & Courtney, M. 2009 Foster Care to Adulthood. Child might effect the likelihood of becoming evaluation, research Welfare, 88(4), 23-56. homeless after exiting foster care. A Comparison of Addiction and Transience among Street Youth: Los Ferguson, K. M., Jun, J., Compares measures of addiction and Angeles, California, Austin, Texas, and characteristics, mental Bender, K., Thompson, S., & 2010 transience among street youth in three St. Louis, Missouri. Journal of health, research Pollio, D. disparate urban areas. Community Mental Health, 46, 296- 307. Homeless Youth: Bibliography and Annotated bibliography with resources Resources. Report from the California covering Federal and State laws, education, Foster, L. K. 2008 characteristics, policy Link Research Bureau, California State employment, mental health housing, Library. homeless counts, and websites A Count of Homeless Youth in New Results of survey conducted in New York characteristics, Freeman, L. & Hamilton, D. 2007 York City. Report by the Empire State City of 945 youth who were homeless or at- Link research Coalition. risk for homelessness. Examines the mental health implications of Social Stigma and Homeless Youth. the social stigma placed upon homeless characteristics, mental Kidd, S. 2005 Journal of Youth and Adolescence, youth. Uses survey data from youth and Link health, research 36(3), 291-299. service providers in New York City and Toronto. Topic: Characteristics of Homeless Youth Covenant House Institute You Have to Adapt Because You Have No Other Choice: The Stories of Strength and Resilience 208 Homeless Qualitative analysis of interviews with characteristics, Kidd, S. & Davidson, L. 2007 Youth in New York City and Toronto. homeless youth focused on resiliency. research Journal of Community Psychology, 35(2), 219-238. Social and Structural Barriers to Canada, Housing Among Street-Involved Youth Reports findings from interviews with street- Krusi, A. , Fast, D., Small, W., characteristics, health, 2010 Who Use Illicit Drugs. Health and involved youth focused on social and Wood, E., & Kerr, T. research, substance Social Care in the Community, 18(3), structural barriers to obtaining housing. abuse 282-288. Examines causal relationship and temporal sequencing of psychological disorders and characteristics, mental Pathways to Youth Homelessness. Martijn, C. & Sharpe, L. 2006 homelessness. Proposes 5 pathways to health, substance Social Science 7 Medicine, 62, 1-12. homelessness and 5 trajectories following abuse, research homelessness. Unaccompanied and Homeless Youth Review of Literature: 1995-2005. Reviews literature on youth homelessness Review from the National Center for characteristics, Moore, J. 2006 highlighting legislative, educational, and Link Homeless Education. Report from education, policy intervention-related issues. National Center for Homeless Education. Fundamental Issues to Prevent and Brief on the causes and characteristics of National Alliance to End 2006 End Youth Homelessness. Report by youth homelessness, and recommendations characteristics, policy Link Homelessness Author. for its elimination. Provides an overview of child homelessness State Report Card on Child in the United States with state-by-state National Center on Family 2009 Homelessness: America's Youngest breakdowns. Discusses indicators of child characteristics, policy Link Homelessness Outcasts. Report by Author. well-being, risk factors, and state and federal policy recommendations. Topic: Characteristics of Homeless Youth Covenant House Institute Fact sheet on prevalence, demographics, and causal factors for homeless youth. Also Unaccompanied Youth Fast Facts. Fact highlights youth characteristics linked to National Network for Youth 2009 characteristics Link Sheet by Author. homelessness, including abuse history, mental health, sexual exploitation, health, and substance abuse. New York City Association of State of the City's Homeless Youth Status report on homeless, runaway, and Homeless and Street-Involved 2010 characteristics, policy Link Report. Report by Authors. street-involved youth in New York City Youth Organizations Incidence and Predictors of Onset of characteristics, mental Injection Drug Use in a San Francisco Investigates incidence of injection drug use Parriott, A. & Auerswald, C. 2009 health, research, Cohort of Homeless Youth. Substance of homeless youth. substance use Use and Misuse, 44(13), 1958-70. Alaska Foster Youth and Independent Qualitative study of independent living skills characteristics, Pope, S.M., Williams, J.R., 2005 Living Skills. Report from the program. Results of Ansell-Casey evaluation, foster Link Sirles, E. A., & Lally, E. M. University of Alaska. assessment. care, life skills Study of Canada's street youth that provides information on demographics, family Canada, Public Health Agency of Street Youth in Canada. Report by 2006 history, experience in government systems, characteristics, Link Canada Author. sexual behavior, health, and substance research abuse. Rachlis, B. S., Wood, E., Zhang, High Rates of Homelessness Among a Uses regression analysis to determine the Canada, R., Montaner, J. S. G., & Kerr, 2009 Cohort of Street-Involved Youth. prevalence and correlates of youth characteristics, Link T. Health Place, 15(1), 10–17. homelessness in Vancouver. research Report describing youth homelessness in Youth Homelessness in Canada: The Canada and proposing solutions in the Canada, Raising the Roof 2009 Link Road to Solutions. Report by Author. following areas: prevention, emergency characteristics, policy response, and transitional housing. Topic: Characteristics of Homeless Youth Covenant House Institute When Youth Age Out of Care: A Report Canada, Rutman, D., Hubberstey, C., on Baseline Findings. Report from the Reports on 2.5 year follow up study of youth characteristics, foster 2005 Link Barlow, A., & Brown, E. University of Victoria, Canada, School aging out of foster care in Canada. care, follow-up, of Social Work. research Smollar, J. 1999 Homeless Youth in The United States: Describes changing face of homeless youth characteristics, policy, Description and Developmental Issues. from historical perspective. It offers a social context, New Directions for Child and developmental framework for interpreting transitional living Adolescent Development, 85, 47-58. findings focused on competency, programs connectedness, and sense of control. National Safe Place: Meeting the Invited commentary overviewing outreach Immediate Needs of Runaway and Walsh, S. & Donaldson, R. 2010 and prevention program "National Safe characteristics Link Homeless Youth. Journal of Place." Adolescence, 39(5), 437-445. foster care, Williams, J. R., Pope, S. M., Alaska Foster Care Alumni Study. 2005 Outcomes of 66 former foster care youth. characteristics, Link Sirles, E. A., and Lally, E. M. Report from the University of Alaska. education Report on youth who are not working and Wyckoff, L., Cooney,