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Primary Sources: Why Do Some Homeless Youth Seek Services, While Others Don't?
July 24, 2012
“Correlates of Service Utilization Among Homeless Youth” (abstract). Children and Youth Services Review, Volume 34, Issue 7 (July 2012).
Primary Sources, Runaway and Homeless Youth

Primary Sources: How Can Homeless Youth Contribute to Programs That Serve Them?
July 17, 2012
Enhancing Empowerment and Leadership Among Homeless Youth in Agency and Community Settings: A Grounded Theory Approach (abstract). The Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, Vol. 28, No. 1 (2011).
civic engagement, Primary Sources, youth empowerment, youth leadership, Positive Youth Development, Runaway and Homeless Youth

Primary Sources: Ensuring Emotional Resilience in Homeless Youth
July 06, 2012
"That Which Does Not Kill You Makes You Stronger: Runaway Youths' Resilience to Depression in the Family Context." American Journal of Orthospychiatry, Vol. 80, No. 2, April 2010.
mental health, Primary Sources, Trauma-informed Care, Well-being, Positive Youth Development, Runaway and Homeless Youth

Primary Sources: Preventing and Responding to Homelessness Among Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youth
June 27, 2012
"Risk factors for homelessness among lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths: A developmental milestone approach" (abstract), Children and Youth Services Review, 2012.
Primary Sources, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Runaway and Homeless Youth

Primary Sources: Youth Workers Weigh in on Improving LGBTQ Youths' Access to Services
June 19, 2012
“Service Accessibility for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth” (abstract). Forthcoming from Youth & Society. Published online June 1, 2011.
Primary Sources, Safety, Self-sufficiency, Well-being, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Youth, Positive Youth Development, Runaway and Homeless Youth, Starting and Managing a Youth Program

Primary Sources: Providing Critical Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence
June 11, 2012
Meeting Survivors' Needs Through Non-Residential Domestic Violence Services & Supports: Results of a Multi-State Study, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, 2011.
Primary Sources, Safety, Trauma-informed Care, Well-being, Relationship Violence and Sexual Exploitation

Primary Sources: Improving the Future for Pregnant and Parenting Youth
June 07, 2012
“Successful life navigation by former participants in a group for pregnant and parenting teens” (abstract). Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, Vol. 5, No. 4, December 2010. What it’s about: This evaluation answers the questions, “Where are they now?” and “How are they doing?” about 31 former teen mothers who participated in the Mothers of Mount...
Primary Sources, Self-sufficiency, Well-being, Pregnant and Parenting Youth

Primary Sources: Prioritizing Youth Development in a Clinic-Based Teen Pregnancy Intervention

May 31, 2012
“A Clinic-Based, Youth Development Approach to Teen Pregnancy Prevention” (PDF, 444 KB), American Journal of Health Behavior, Vol. 35, Issue 3, May/June 2011.
Primary Sources, Positive Youth Development, Starting and Managing a Youth Program, Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Abstinence Education

Primary Sources: Can Family Strengths Prevent Teen Pregnancy Even When There's Trouble at Home?
May 15, 2012
"The Protective Effect of Family Strengths in Childhood against Adolescent Pregnancy and Its Long-Term Psychosocial Consequences" (PDF,  885 KB). The Permanente Journal, Vol. 14, No. 3, Fall 2010.
Primary Sources, protective factors, strengths, Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Abstinence Education

Primary Sources: Adding to the Evidence Base of What Works to Help Homeless Youth
May 11, 2012
"A Family Intervention to Reduce Sexual Behavior, Substance Use, and Delinquency Among Newly Homeless Youth." Journal of Adolescent Health, Vol. 50, No. 4, April 2012.
family preservation, Permanent Connections, Primary Sources, Safety, Trauma-informed Care, Well-being, Runaway and Homeless Youth

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