Young People

This study sought to describe and explore associations among selected determinants of health and self-reported scores on indicators of psychological capital among youth experiencing homelessness.

Imagine walking through a red door. On the other side of that door, everyone you meet asks you to tell…

Promoting the voices of young women through in-depth interviews, this article considers their story of violence, abuse, homelessness, and sense of safety.
Support services for individuals experiencing homelessness are encouraged to use trauma-informed models of care. This paper outlines a trauma-aware framework used for nearly a decade within a youth refuge located in Melbourne, Australia.
In this study, we use national survey data to assess whether cumulative housing cost burden exposure is associated with disadvantages to children’s well-being and health.
Using The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia dataset, this study examines the profiles of co-residing young adults and how these have changed over the first two decades of the 21st century. It then analyses the associations between co-residence and young adults’ mental health.
Using the cognitive appraisal theory of coping and the self‐determination theory of motivation, we examined the shared variance of motivational orientations, attachment relationships, and gender on adaptive and maladaptive coping among youth experiencing homelessness.
This study examines the prevalence and types of homelessness experienced by sexual minority and heterosexual youth. We examine whether state-level nondiscrimination policies and/or public attitudes on sexual diversity are associated with reduced homelessness among sexual minority youth. Finally, we investigate the differences in health risk behaviors at the intersections of sexual minority and homelessness status.