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Direct linkCleverley, Kristin; Kidd, Sean A. – Journal of Adolescence, 2011
Homeless and street-involved youth are considered an extremely high risk group, with many studies highlighting trajectories characterized by abusive, neglectful, and unstable family histories, victimization and criminal involvement while on the streets, high rates of physical and mental illness, and extremely high rates of mortality. While there…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Mental Disorders, Suicide, Psychology
Kidd, Sean A.; Evans, Josh D. – Youth & Society, 2011
This qualitative study examined the meanings ascribed to the construct "home" by 208 youths defined by mainstream society as "homeless". Youth narratives on the topic of home ranged across a continuum with home as state at one end (i.e., home is a state of mind, comprised of one's friends) and home as place at the other (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Youth, Family Environment, Homeless People, Youth Problems
Kidd, Sean A.; Carroll, Michelle R. – Journal of Adolescence, 2007
This study examined the impact of coping strategies employed by homeless youth upon suicidal ideation, suicide attempts on the streets, and feeling trapped/helpless. Coping strategies examined in the analysis included problem-focused and avoidant coping, along with several coping strategies identified in previous exploratory qualitative studies.…
Descriptors: Suicide, Homeless People, Coping, Youth
Kidd, Sean A.; Davidson, Larry – Journal of Community Psychology, 2007
Presented in this paper are the results of a qualitative analysis of the narratives of 208 homeless youth interviewed on streets and in agencies in New York City and Toronto. The interviews focused on the participants' stories about their struggles to survive and negotiate meaningful and healthy lives in coming to the streets, living on the…
Descriptors: Human Services, Homeless People, Foreign Countries, Resilience (Psychology)
Kidd, Sean A. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
Building upon previous exploratory qualitative research (Kidd S.A. (2003) "Child Adol. Social Work J." 20(4):235-261), this paper examines the mental health implications of social stigma as it is experienced by homeless youth. Surveys conducted with 208 youths on the streets and in agencies in New York City and Toronto revealed…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Self Esteem, Mental Health, Homeless People
Kidd, Sean A. – Youth & Society, 2006
Homeless youth are a population at a high risk for suicidal behavior. A previous exploratory study emphasized the importance of feeling trapped or helpless, which appeared to mediate the impact of other risk variables. Confirmatory work was needed to test this inductively derived model. Two hundred eight homeless youths completed surveys on the…
Descriptors: Suicide, Homeless People, Youth, At Risk Persons
