Youth Homelessness Annotated Bibliography

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Youth Homelessness: Major Contributors, Consequences, And Prevention Measures

HHomelessness among young adults and adolescents has been increasing at an alarming rate and is becoming a rather significant social concern (Toro, Dworsky and Fowler, 2007). In fact, as Karabanow (2008) states, about 25% of the entire population comprises of homeless youth. In this context, homeless youth are described as persons under the age of 24 who do not have a permanent place of residence or are not in a position to secure a safe living environment with a guardian or relative.
The period of homelessness is not specific. The National Alliance to End Homelessness (2015) states that those who sleep in the streets for a period of six months or more average at 50,000; and a total of 550,000 young adults under the age of 24 are homeless for over a week long period - 380000 of these are under the age of 18. This annotated bibliography examines the major contributors to youth homelessness, their consequences, and determines the intervention and prevention programs that have been put in place.....

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