title: Displaced children: meeting the health, mental health, and educational needs of immigrant, migrant, and homeless youth.
abstract: A growing number of children of all ages are experiencing homelessness and displacement. This chapter explores the needs of displaced children in the U.S., focusing on children of immigrants, children from families of migrant farmworkers, and homeless youth. The author discusses many of the common challenges and needs of displaced youth, but also points out the differences between younger children and adolescents, followed by a set of recommendations for health care and service providers.
authors.affiliation: Better Homes Fund, Newton, MA 02159, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Buckner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000592:standards* / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D004493:Education; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards* / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D014171:Transients and Migrants