2011
DOI: 10.1093/pch/16.6.e43
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Homeless youth's overwhelming health burden: A review of the literature

Abstract: Homelessness has reached epidemic proportions in Canada. Canadian children and adolescents are the most vulnerable because youth comprise the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. A systematic literature review was undertaken using MEDLINE, Web of Science and the Homeless Hub (www.homelesshub.ca) to encompass the time frame from January 1990 to June 2009. The following terms were used as key words: 'homelessness', 'homeless youth', 'poverty', 'street youth' and 'runaway'. The present review ident… Show more

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“…Indeed, homelessness among street-involved youth is common and current data indicate the trend is increasing [2]. Injection drug use among this population is also prevalent and new injectors are often more likely to engage in risky injection practices that increase transmission of HIV and other infectious diseases [3].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Indeed, homelessness among street-involved youth is common and current data indicate the trend is increasing [2]. Injection drug use among this population is also prevalent and new injectors are often more likely to engage in risky injection practices that increase transmission of HIV and other infectious diseases [3].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1 More than 2 decades of research suggests that when a young person's living situation is unstable, they are at increased risk for significant adverse health outcomes, including chronic medical conditions, mental illness, substance use, sexually transmitted infections, and victimization. [2][3][4][5][6][7] Research describing typologies of youth homelessness suggests that there may be important differences between subgroups of homeless youth. [8][9][10][11] Separate from experiences of family-based homelessness, the term unaccompanied youth homelessness refers to youth ,21 years of age in a range of unstable housing situations, including sleeping on the streets, living in shelters, running away, being thrown out, and couchsurfing.…”
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“…Youth homelessness (with youth defined as a person under age 25, due to the developmental nature of this experience) is associated with an array of adverse outcomes, including poorer physical and mental health, high rates of abuse and trauma, elevated rates of substance use and high-risk sexual behaviors, irregular nutrition and sleep, poorer cognitive and academic functioning, elevated school dropout rates, and high rates of mortality, especially from suicide, trauma, and overdose. 35 …”
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