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  1. Runaway and Homeless Youth

Runaway and Homeless Youth

Report: Family Interventions for Youth Experiencing or At Risk of Homelessness

This report summarizes existing evidence on 49 family intervention strategies, identified through a literature review, to prevent youth homelessness or reunify or reconnect youth experiencing homelessness with family.

Report: Adolescent Well-Being after Experiencing Family Homelessness

This brief uses data collected for the Family Options Study of families in emergency shelters to examine the well-being of adolescents who stayed in the shelters 20 months following their experience.

Resource: Health Care Coverage for Homeless and At-Risk Youth

This fact sheet explores eligibility for health care coverage for youth experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Resource: Mindfulness Classes Help Homeless Youth Understand, Regulate Emotions and Behaviors

This article highlights four tips for starting a mindfulness program for homeless youth.

Resource: Financial Aid for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth

This letter highlights new policy changes that will remove barriers homeless youth face when accessing financial aid for college.

Recent Event: Policy Briefing on Ending Youth Homelessness

This event brought together stakeholders from multiple sectors, as well as youth from diverse backgrounds, to assess progress toward the Opening Doors goal of ending youth homelessness by 2020. 

Report: National Trends on Youth in Crisis

This report illustrates trends in the characteristics of young people in crisis who contact the National Runaway Safeline for help. 

Resource: Running Away from Foster Care

This article highlights a literature review that analyzed the research on prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes of running away from foster care, as well as the interventions implemented to stop it from happening. 

Resource: Addressing the Legal Needs of Homeless Youth

This resource describes the legal issues homeless youth may face and how organizations can help them access assistance to prevent those issues from negatively impacting their future. 

Resources for Young Parents & Children Experiencing Homelessness

Young parents and their children make up a significant portion of families experiencing homelessness. About 17 percent of youth served in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Runaway and Homeless Youth Transitional Living Programs are pregnant/parenting,1 and about 27 percent of the families in emergency shelters in the ...
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