Life Skill Service Needs: Perspectives of Homeless Youth

Aviles, Ann M.; Helfrich, Christine A.

doi:10.1023/b:joyo.0000032641.82942.22

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“…Such barriers may include unaffordable application fees, limited agency hours, restricted eligibility requirements, inaccessible service information, and poor personnel communication skills (Aviles & Helfrich, 2004;Kurtz, Surratt, Kiley, & Inciardi, 2005).…”

Section: Structural Service Barriersmentioning

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Social Service Barriers Experienced by Low-Income Extended-Stay Hotel Residents

Lewinson

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2012

Families in Society

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this article presents findings from a qualitative study of 14 individuals residing in extended-stay hotels after housing displacement. Framed in ecosystems and structuration theory, the purpose of this study was to understand social service barriers experienced by help-seeking residents. participants were engaged in in-depth interviews and asked about challenges faced when they reached out for assistance to prepare for stable housing. reported barriers Terri Lewinson, phD, lmsW, assistant professor, school of social Work, Georgia state University.

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Section: Structural Service Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Service Barriers Experienced by Low-Income Extended-Stay Hotel Residents

Lewinson

Collard

2012

Families in Society

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“…Frequent transience, moreover, is thought to prohibit youth from acquiring daily living skills, such as food preparation and time and money management. Transience also deters development of longterm personal and professional relationships (Aviles and Helfrich 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

A Comparison of Addiction and Transience among Street Youth: Los Angeles, California, Austin, Texas, and St. Louis, Missouri

Ferguson

Jun

Bender

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Community Ment Health J

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The purpose of this study was to compare measures of addiction and transience among street youth in three disparate urban areas: Los Angeles, California; Austin, Texas; and St. Louis, Missouri. Street youth from Los Angeles (n = 50), Austin (n = 50) and St. Louis (n = 46) were recruited using comparable engagement strategies. Youth were interviewed concerning use of alcohol and other substances and their level of transience. Youth from each city were compared using chi-squares and multinomial logistic regression. Results reveal that youth in each city differed in ethnicity, age, educational status, length of time homeless, and substance abuse and dependence. Comparisons across youth in three cities suggest that length of homelessness and drug dependence/abuse significantly differentiate between low, moderate and high transience. Understanding the heterogeneity of this population as well as the relationship between addiction and transience has implications for providing national substance abuse responses.

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“…Medical and mental health services are also a high priority, as many homeless youth are at increased risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, depression, suicidality, and substance abuse (MacLean, Paradise, & Cauce, 1999;Ringwalt, Greene, & Robertson, 1998). Services that offer skill-building activities, such as vocational training and employment readiness can assist in successful independent living (Aviles, & Helfrich, 2004;Karabanow, & Clement, 2004).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%