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Runaway and Homeless Youth - New Research and Clinical Perspectives (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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Runaway and Homeless Youth - New Research and Clinical Perspectives (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
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This straightforward reference surveys the knowledge base on
homeless, runaway, and thrown-away children and adolescents and
makes concrete recommendations for policy and practice. It is a
comprehensive volume, that covers new state legislation in the U.S.
dealing with runaway and homeless youth. The book's ecological
approach grounds readers in the demographics of this diverse
population, family and other risk factors for leaving home (and
alternative arrangements such as foster care), and the survival
skills homeless young people use to sustain themselves. Chapters
cover a gamut of physical, psychological, and social problems, from
drug abuse to depression to STIs, with special attention paid to
the multiple difficulties faced by LGBT street youth and street
youths' experiences with the legal and justice systems. The author
also assesses established and emerging interventions used with
runaway youth, and the effectiveness of policy initiatives dealing
with improving conditions for youth on the streets and at risk.
Included in the coverage: * Runaway youth at the time of their
disappearance. * Food insecurity and related problems among
homeless and runaway youth. * Substance use among homeless and
runaway adolescents. * Runaway and homeless sexual minorities. *
Court responses to runaway offenses and other juvenile status
violations. * Street youth in different countries. Presenting the
complex situation as it stands, and with clear suggestions for
action, Runaway and Homeless Youth is a valuable resource for
family therapists, sociologists, social workers, school
administrators, health professionals, police, judges, and other
criminal justice professional, along with professionals involved in
young people's well-being and policy-making initiatives.
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