“…Exposure to CM, and in particular CPA and CSA, is one of the most significant predictors of criminal justice involvement (CJI) and victimization among homeless populations (Thrane, Chen, Johnson, & Whitbeck, 2008; Yoder, Bender, Thompson, Ferguson, & Haffejee, 2014). In fact, exposure to CM is the primary reason for running away from home and early homelessness (Mar, Linden, Torchalla, Li, & Krausz, 2014) which consequently amplifies the risk of involvement with antisocial peers, substance abuse, deviant subsistence strategies, and engaging in survival behaviors (e.g., panhandling, theft, drug dealing, and prostitution; Whitbeck, Hoyt, & Yoder, 1999).…”