Runaway and homeless youth in Los Angeles County, California

Pennbridge, Julia; Yates, Gary L.; David, Thomas G.; MacKenzie, Richard G.

doi:10.1016/0197-0070(90)90028-z

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“…Addressing the issues of safety, restrictive policies and demystifying help-seeking, would facilitate their use of shelters. Similar findings were also documented in a study of runaway and homeless youths in California (Pennbridge, Yates, David et al, 1990). In South Africa, accessibility to shelters in the communities from which street youths come, are needed.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 74%

Help-Seeking and Risk-Taking Behavior Among Black Street Youth

Snell

2002

Journal of Health & Social Policy

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This article explores and analyzes the help-seeking and risk-taking behavior of Black urban street youth in Washington, DC, USA and Cape Town, South Africa. The target population of 100 youths came from the streets of Washington, DC and Cape Town, South Africa. Structured face-to-face interviews and direct observation of informal and formal settings where youths congregated were used to gather data. Major findings indicate that the majority received high levels of support from families and friends. In terms of formal systems, social and mental health services are viewed as much less accessible or useful. Youths were knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS but did not translate this into safer sexual practices. Implications for health and social policy are outlined.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 74%

Help-Seeking and Risk-Taking Behavior Among Black Street Youth

Snell

2002

Journal of Health & Social Policy

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“…For example, a study in Los Angeles County found that youth using drop-in centers were more likely to be older, White, male, and come from outside the county compared to those using shelters [41]. Another study of youth in Los Angeles County found that drop-in center users were more likely to report drug use and history of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) compared to shelter-using youth [42].…”

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“…In a sample of 83 homeless youth, although the majority reported use of drop-in centers, very few who had not used a drop-in center before reported that they knew how to find one [32]. Studies also indicate that peers are the main referral source for drop-in centers [32]; for example, about 52% of youth using a drop-in center learned about the service from a friend as compared to only approximately 12% from program outreach efforts [41]. …”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Facilitators and Barriers of Drop-In Center Use Among Homeless Youth

Pedersen

Tucker

Kovalchik

2016

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Drop-in centers for homeless youth address basic needs for food, hygiene, and clothing, but can also provide critical services that address youth’s “higher-level” needs (e.g., substance use treatment, mental health care, HIV-related programs). Unlike other services that have restrictive rules, drop-in centers typically try to break down barriers and take a “come as you are” approach to engaging youth in services. Given their popularity, drop-in centers represent a promising location to deliver higher level services to youth that may not seek services elsewhere. A better understanding of the individual-level factors (e.g., characteristics of homeless youth) and agency-level factors (e.g., characteristics of staff and environment) that facilitate and impede youth engagement in drop-in centers will help inform research and outreach efforts designed to engage these at-risk youth in services. Thus, the goal of this review was to develop a preliminary conceptual model of drop-in center use by homeless youth. Towards this goal, we reviewed 20 available peer-reviewed papers and reports on the facilitators and barriers of drop-in center usage and consulted broader models of service utilization from both youth and adult studies to inform model development.

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“…Bridge Inc., in Boston, reported a 65% physical abuse rate (Saltonstall, 1984); only 5% of their sample "clearly stated there was no abuse in their homes" (p. 78). A Los Angeles County shelter/drop-in center study (Pennbridge, Yates, David, & Mackenzie 1990) reported a 47% abuse/neglect rate. Using the Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS) developed by Straus and Gelles (1990), Whit-beck and Simons (1993) reported physical abuse rates ranging from 80% for slapping to 48% for being "beat up" for a sample of 150 street youth in Des Moines.…”

Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

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A Risk‐Amplification Model of Victimization and Depressive Symptoms Among Runaway and Homeless Adolescents

Whitbeck

Hoyt

Yoder

1999

American J of Comm Psychol

225

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This report is an examination of a theoretical model of risk amplification within a sample of 255 homeless and runaway adolescents. The young people were interviewed on the streets and in shelters in urban centers of four Midwestern states. Separate models were examined for males (n = 102) and females (n = 153). Results indicated that street experiences such as affiliation with deviant peers, deviant subsistence strategies, risky sexual behaviors, and drug and/or alcohol use amplified the effects of early family abuse on victimization and depressive symptoms for young women. These street adaptations significantly increased the likelihood of serious victimization over and above the effects of early family history for both young men and women. Similarly, street behaviors and experiences increased the likelihood of depressive symptoms for young women over the effects of early family abuse, but not for young men. The risk‐amplification model from the life course theoretical perspective is discussed as an example of the cumulative continuity of maladaptive behaviors.

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Runaway and homeless youth in Los Angeles County, California

Cited by 37 publications

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Help-Seeking and Risk-Taking Behavior Among Black Street Youth

Help-Seeking and Risk-Taking Behavior Among Black Street Youth

Facilitators and Barriers of Drop-In Center Use Among Homeless Youth

A Risk‐Amplification Model of Victimization and Depressive Symptoms Among Runaway and Homeless Adolescents

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