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Moriarty, Sheila – Reclaiming Children and Youth, 2009
Homelessness for young people has immense challenges. The author shares a story of a homeless teen that provokes thought regarding youth who find it impossible to live in their home environments.
Descriptors: Homeless People, Prevention, Adolescents, Biographies
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Milburn, Norweeta G.; Rice, Eric; Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane; Mallett, Shelley; Rosenthal, Doreen; Batterham, Phillip; May, Susanne J.; Witkin, Andrea; Duan, Naihua – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2009
The Risk Amplification and Abatement Model (RAAM) demonstrates that negative contact with socializing agents amplify risk, while positive contact abates risk for homeless adolescents. To test this model, the likelihood of exiting homelessness and returning to familial housing at 2 years and stably exiting over time are examined with longitudinal…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Homeless People, Attendance, Adolescents