Changing patterns among homeless and runaway youth.
In recent years, the population of runaway and homeless youth has changed. In a study of 536 homeless and runaway youth who were clients of service agencies in New Jersey, homeless youth predominated. Only one-third of the sample were able to return home after service and this particular focus of service is seen as feasible only for a minority of such youth.
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Social Welfare/Social Work Department of Rutgers University, Newark.
D000293:Adolescent; D002669:Child Welfare; D005191:Family Characteristics; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009515:New Jersey; D012419:Runaway Behavior