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Peer reviewedRafferty, Yvonne; Shinn, Marybeth – American Psychologist, 1991
Reviews community-based research on the effects of homelessness on children. Homeless children face threats to their future well-being resulting from health problems, hunger, poor nutrition, developmental delays, anxiety, depression, behavioral problems, and educational underachievement. Contributing factors may include inadequate shelter,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Needs, Children, Economic Factors
Peer reviewedRotheram-Borus, Mary Jane; And Others – American Psychologist, 1991
Reviews studies on the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among homeless adolescents, and makes policy recommendations. Discusses factors affecting delivery of services, social networks and risk acts, and describes intervention programs aimed at homeless youth. Homeless youth are well informed about HIV and responsive to behavior change.…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Drug Abuse
