Runaway and Homeless Youth

"Risk factors for homelessness among lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths: A developmental milestone approach" (abstract), Children and Youth Services Review, 2012.
Three Colorado youth involved in FYSB's Support Systems for Rural Homeless Youth program are featured in a new video series encouraging programs with safe beds for homeless youth to contact Colorado's Lutheran Family Services. In the 30-second videos, the youth explain how they became homeless, what homelessness was like, and how services could have helped them stay safe and in school.
The Family and Youth Services Bureau's Street Outreach Program funds organizations that provide street-based services to runaway, homeless and street youth who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, sexual abuse, prostitution or sexual exploitation. These services, which are provided in areas where street youth congregate, are designed to assist youth in making healthy...
In a new issue of The Exchange, NCFY's quarterly periodical for youth workers, we focus on ways to improve safety for runaway and homeless youth. First, we look at runaway prevention practices, meant to keep youth off the street and in their homes whenever possible.
NCFY's new video series features seven youth workers from around the country, each sharing a time when they made a big difference in a young person's life.
“Service Accessibility for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth” (abstract). Forthcoming from Youth & Society. Published online June 1, 2011.
Sometimes serendipity and hard work combine to make really good things happen. Sasha Bruce Youthwork, an organization that works with homeless and other at-risk youth in Washington, DC, last July accepted the donation of a dilapidated house at 5032 D Street NE.
This Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration program provides funding to states, territories and Tribes to help them improve substance abuse treatment for adolescents. Recipients will develop learning laboratories in collaboration with community-based treatment providers. The goal is to put in place evidence-based practices that prevent youth from using drugs and alcohol; result...
NCFY's new video series features seven youth workers from around the country, each sharing a time when they made a big difference in a young person's life. Amber Yoder describes the time a young man came to her program immediately after leaving jail. He ended up staying sober and reconnecting with his family.
NCFY's new video series features seven youth workers from around the country, each sharing a time when they made a big difference in a young person's life. Enzi Tanner remembers a young person who needed a little convincing to enter a shelter, but who was spared the harsh Minnesota winter by eventually coming in.
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