Article: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Homeless Youth: An Eight-City Public Health Perspective

Article: Six- and twelve-month outcomes among homeless youth ...
Health Services Research;  February 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... year (Shane 1996). Homeless youth suffer high rates ... illicit drug use, survival sex, physical and sexual ... the fact that many homeless youth are alienated from ... the proportion of homeless youth who access drop ...

Article: Little Boys and "Survival Sex"
Women's Feature Service;  November 3, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... at night and harass us in many other ways." In a city that has about 2,00,000 homeless youth, both girls as well as boys are victims of "survival sex". Esplanade, Chandni Chowk, Central Avenue, Park Circus, Khiddirpore, Elliot ...

Article: New York City Study Confirms Nearly One-Third of City's ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 19, 2007 ;     587 words ... ... third of New York's homeless youth identify as lesbian ... 20 and 40 percent of homeless youth across the nation are ... notes that transgender homeless youth are more likely to ... likely to engage in survival sex or other risky behaviors ...

Article: Street kids need us too: special characteristics of ...
Parks & Recreation;  December 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... Street kids" are long-term runaway or homeless youth who have become adept at fending for ... that almost a quarter of runaway and homeless youth have mental health problems and 20 ... Much of the sexual activity is "survival sex" where the adolescent exchanges his ...

Article: Quality of health care: the views of homeless ...
Health Services Research;  August 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Homeless youth are a medically underserved and vulnerable ... address the problems and the needs of homeless youth, but comparatively few resources ... policies and programs on the lives of homeless youth. Having ways to measure quality of ...

Article: SEN. LEAHY ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING PASSAGE OF RUNAWAY AND ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... introduce the bipartisan "Runaway and Homeless Youth Protection Act of 2008" along with ... important bill. The "Runaway and Homeless Youth Protection Act" was included in the ... measures in the bill, the "Runaway and Homeless Youth Protection Act" has bipartisan backing ...

Article: HOMELESS YOUTH AWARENESS MONTH IS NOVEMBER 2007
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... month of November 2007 as National Homeless Youth Awareness Month to increase awareness ... cooperation with the Colorado Network of Homeless Youth Services and Mile High United Way, request that you consider participating in Homeless Youth Awareness Month in your community ...