Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness is the largest national research institute devoted to homelessness in Canada. The COH is the curator of the Homeless Hub.
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Author(s): Amulya Yadav, Leandro Soriano Marcolino, Eric Rice, Robin Petering, Hailey Winetrobe, Harmony Rhoades, Milind Tambe, Heather Carmichael
Publication Date: 2016
Abstract
Homeless youth are prone to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) due to their engagement in high risk behavior such as unprotected sex, sex under influence of drugs, and so on. Many non-profit agencies conduct interventions to educate and train a select group of homeless youth about HIV prevention and treatment practices and rely on word-of-mouth spread of information through their social network. Previous work in strategic selection of i...
Author(s): Arlene Schneir, Nikolaos Stefanidis, Carrie Mounier, Daniel Ballin, Dylan Gailey, Heather Carmichael, Tamara Battle
Organization: The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
Publication Date: 2007
This brief brings to life the issues facing youth who are homeless and the implications for providing trauma-informed, culturally competent services.
Homeless street youth have become a common presence in most large American cities. The prevalence of homeless youth is difficult to determine, but researchers estimate that 1 million to 1.6 million youth per year experience homelessness. Not surprisingly, homeless youth have significant mental healt...