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  2. State Index on Youth Homelessness - Wikipedia

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    States with higher scores tend to have comprehensive plans to end homelessness, entities dedicated to youth homelessness, and laws that protect the rights and dignity of homeless youth. The index has noted an improvement in state scores over time, indicating a growing awareness and response to the issue of youth homelessness. [7] [1] [6]

  3. Student homelessness in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter, or NCS, a non-profit organization founded in 1982, has launched a pilot project to remove educational barriers for homeless students of CUNY. [4] CNN reported that food and housing insecurity affects the health and mental health of students and causes them to leave their education and reduce their income. [4]

  4. Youth homelessness - Wikipedia

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    Homeless children sleeping in New York City, 1890. Photographed by Jacob Riis.. Youth homelessness is the problem of homelessness or housing insecurity amongst young people around the globe, extending beyond the absence of physical housing in most definitions and capturing familial instability, poor housing conditions, or future uncertainty (couch surfing, van living, hotels).

  5. A 'very rare' shelter just for homeless teenagers opens in ...

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    Megan Perez, program manager at MWVCAA, said the goal is for the house to feel like a home setting rather than a facility. There's a resource room upstairs where youth will be able to find clothes ...

  6. New service center for youth & young adults at risk of ... - AOL

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    An Eastern Washington nonprofit has opened a new center to help teens and youth at risk of becoming homeless. Catholic Charities Walla Walla is hosting a grand opening for The Spark, which offers ...

  7. Discrimination against homeless people - Wikipedia

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    Adopting the Housing First Initiative and trauma-informed care models as part of systems to reduce discrimination and increase access to services for homeless populations can be crucial to ensuring health improvement. [39] [40] Homeless individuals with a mental health issue or a substance use disorder are much more likely to find themselves ...

  8. Homelessness and mental health - Wikipedia

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    While trauma is prevalent in homeless youth, it is not uncommon for an adolescent to experience an increase of trauma after they experience homelessness. The LGBTQ community represents 20% of the homeless US youth population. The reason for this high percentage is due to the issues and/or rejection from their family due to the sexual orientation.

  9. Homelessness - Wikipedia

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    Homelessness, also known as houselessness or being unhoused or unsheltered, is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and functional housing.It includes living on the streets, moving between temporary accommodation with family or friends, living in boarding houses with no security of tenure, [1] and people who leave their homes because of civil conflict and are refugees within their country.