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Wilson, Helen W.; Widom, Cathy Spatz – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2009
This study examines prostitution, homelessness, delinquency and crime, and school problems as potential mediators of the relationship between childhood abuse and neglect (CAN) and illicit drug use in middle adulthood. Children with documented cases of physical and sexual abuse and neglect (ages 0-11) during 1967-1971 were matched with…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Homeless People, Delinquency, Child Abuse
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Halcon, Linda L.; Lifson, Alan R. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2004
This study examined prevalence of sexual risks among homeless adolescents and described factors associated with those risks. Community-based outreach methods were used successfully to access this difficult-to-reach population. The sample included 203 homeless youth aged 15-22 recruited from community sites. Questionnaire items addressed…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Incidence, Females, Adolescents