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  “Running Away from Foster Care: Youths’ Knowledge and Access of Services,” National Runaway Switchboard, April 9, 2011.
  Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-Risk Behaviors among Students in Grades 9–12: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance, Selected Sites, United States, 2001–2009, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, June 2011.
“Improving Outcomes for Youth in Transition,” Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, Vol. 23, 2010. What it’s about: Between 2005 and 2008, the University of Iowa and the Iowa Department of Human Services developed a training program for supervisors, caseworkers and community partners of the Iowa child welfare system in order to help foster youth better transition to living...
Running Away From Home: A Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Risk Factors and Young Adult Outcomes, Journal of Youth & Adolescence, Volume 40, No. 5, July 2010. What it’s about: The authors followed over 4,300 young people from 9th to 12th grade to find out what might cause them to run away from home. The study also looked at whether the causes are different for one-time or repeat...
“Predictors of Drop-in Center Attendance among Substance-Abusing Homeless Adolescents,” Social Work Research, Vol. 35, No. 1, March 2011. What it's about: The authors studied 82 homeless 15-20-year-olds who were using drugs or alcohol and who had access to a drop-in center in Columbus, Ohio. The researchers wanted to know what factors would predict whether these homeless young...
“Perceived Fatherhood Roles and Parenting Behaviors Among African American Teen Fathers” (abstract), Journal of Adolescent Research, Vol. 26, No. 1, January 2011. (originally published online November 2010)
“The High-Risk Environment of Homeless Young Adults:  Consequences for Physical and Sexual Victimization,” Violence and Victims, Vol. 25, No. 1, 2010. What it’s about: In 2004-2005, the authors interviewed 127 homeless young adults between the ages of 19 and 26 to determine what characteristics or behaviors might lead them to be either physically or sexually victimized.
“Like Father, Like Son: The Intergenerational Cycle of Adolescent Fatherhood” (abstract), American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 100, No. 3, March 2010. What it's about: Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, the authors studied 1,496 young men to see what factors contributed to their becoming teen parents.
“The Science of Adolescent Risk-Taking: Workshop Report,” Committee on the Science of Adolescence; Board on Children, Youth, and Families; Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2011.
“Affairs of the Heart: Qualities of Adolescent Romantic Relationships and Sexual Behavior” (abstract), Journal of Research on Adolescence, Vol. 20, No. 4, December 2010.
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