Youth homelessness: risk factors and outcomes

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dc.contributor.authorScott, Allison
dc.contributor.authorLifeso, Natasha
dc.contributor.authorPiatt, Carley
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Yunqi
dc.contributor.authorCui, Xinjie
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-03T21:07:25Z
dc.date.available2019-12-03T21:07:25Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-19
dc.descriptionThis report describes risk factors leading to visible homelessness in Albertan youth (14 to 17 years old), and the outcomes that homeless youth experience using administrative data from 2005/06 to 2010/11.
dc.description.abstractYouth experiencing homelessness often face serious risks including victimization, substance abuse, poor nutrition, suicidality, and limited access to primary healthcare and other services. This report examined Alberta youth (14 to 17 years old) in 2005/06 to find (1) what social programs and medical codes in 2005/06 to 2006/07 preceded a homelessness diagnostic code in 2007/08 to 2010/11, and (2) what outcomes homeless youth (in 2005/06 to 2008/09) faced during 2009/10 to 2010/11. This report found that homeless youth were more likely to have many poor outcomes before their homelessness and to have many poor outcomes after experiencing youth homelessness. These outcomes were seen across systems (i.e., income support, health care, criminal, and education systems). These findings provide evidence that offering supports to homeless youth from multiple contact points, including health, education, and justice may improve their outcomes.
dc.description.grantingagencyGovernment of Alberta
dc.identifier.citationChild and Youth Data Laboratory. (2019). Youth homelessness: risk factors and outcomes. Edmonton, AB: PolicyWise for Children & Families.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/111304
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/37315
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPolicyWise for Children & Families
dc.publisher.institutionPolicyWise for Children & Families
dc.rightsUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjecthomelessness
dc.subjectyouth
dc.subjectbig data
dc.subjectlongitudinal
dc.subjectsocial services
dc.subjecthealth services
dc.subjectstreet youth
dc.subjectpregnancy
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectwelfare
dc.subjectadministrative data
dc.subjectdata linkage
dc.subject.otherTopic Reports
dc.subject.otherChild and Youth Data Laboratory
dc.titleYouth homelessness: risk factors and outcomes
dc.typeReport
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