2016
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0156
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Causes of Child and Youth Homelessness in Developed and Developing Countries

Abstract: IMPORTANCE A systematic compilation of children and youth's reported reasons for street involvement is lacking. Without empirical data on these reasons, the policies developed or implemented to mitigate street involvement are not responsive to the needs of these children and youth. OBJECTIVETo systematically analyze the self-reported reasons why children and youth around the world become street-involved and to analyze the available data by level of human development, geographic region, and sex.DATA SOURCES Ele… Show more

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“…Last but not least, improving the mental health outcomes among homeless people would necessitate addressing the underlying causes of homelessness and persistent psychosocial stressors (Embleton, Lee, Gunn, Ayuku, & Braitstein, 2016;Nooe & Patterson, 2010), which should be prioritized across communities and organizations. A meaningful partnership among major stakeholders can mobilize resources alleviating homelessness and improve mental health among homeless individuals.…”
Section: Implications For Future Research Policy Development and Prmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Last but not least, improving the mental health outcomes among homeless people would necessitate addressing the underlying causes of homelessness and persistent psychosocial stressors (Embleton, Lee, Gunn, Ayuku, & Braitstein, 2016;Nooe & Patterson, 2010), which should be prioritized across communities and organizations. A meaningful partnership among major stakeholders can mobilize resources alleviating homelessness and improve mental health among homeless individuals.…”
Section: Implications For Future Research Policy Development and Prmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some participants said they would have liked more education, or to go home afterwards. Unfortunately, despite a link to social workers, SCY's ability to obtain stable housing and education is limited due to poverty, family conflict, and other factors that may have contributed to their street involvement in the first place [3]. It is also worth noting that there were few negative comments about the education or program in general, and no participants commented on whether they realistically had the ability to act on parts of the education (e.g., personal hygiene) on the streets.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These young people are typically driven to the streets by extreme poverty, family conflict, and/or child abuse/ neglect. They are often highly marginalized [2,3]. SCY are also at increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).…”
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“…Research conducted in Uasin Gishu (UG), Kenya, in 2011 indicated that reasons for placement of orphans in institutional care were destitution (36%), followed by abandonment (22%), neglect (21%), physical or sexual abuse (8%), and lack of an available or able caregiver (8%) (Morantz et al 2013). Many orphaned children become street-involved because of poverty, child abuse, and family conflict-the leading causes of street involvement globally (Embleton et al 2016). Cheney and Rotabi (2014) argue that the proliferation of institutional care for orphans through the promotion of a discourse of orphan rescue has led to the growth of an "orphan industrial complex", which jeopardizes child protection (p. 2).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%