title: Newly homeless youth typically return home.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA. nmilburn@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Norweeta G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Milburn
authors.forename: Doreen
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: Mary Jane
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rotheram-Borus
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mallett
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Batterham
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Solorio
mesh_terms: 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