Newly homeless youth typically return home.
Newly homeless adolescents from Melbourne, Australia (n = 165) and Los Angeles, United States (n = 261) were surveyed and followed for 2 years. Most newly homeless adolescents returned home (70% U.S., 47% Australia) for significant amounts of time (39% U.S., 17% Australia more than 12 months) within 2 years of becoming homeless.
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Norweeta G
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Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA. nmilburn@mednet.ucla.edu
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Mary Jane
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Shelley
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Philip
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Eric
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles; D008297:Male; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012419:Runaway Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014739:Victoria