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Homeless and Runaway Youths

A Review of the Literature

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The prevalence of homelessness in the United States has increased dramatically in recent years. Policymakers and the lay public are gradually realizing that homeless persons are no longer primarily single, older, male skid row alcoholics or mentally ill people who “want to live on the streets and refuse our help.”1–2 Homelessness is determined in multiple ways and involves different age groups, including young adults, adolescents, and children.

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  1. Seven Counties Services, Inc., 137 West Muhammad Ali Boulevard, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, USA

    Julia M. Robertson

  2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, USA

    Julia M. Robertson

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  1. Medical Research Institute of San Francisco, Institute of Epidemiology and Behavioral Medicine, Alcohol Research Group, 2000 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, California, 94709, USA

    Marjorie J. Robertson Ph.D.

  2. Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, and San Fernando Valley Program in Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 90024, USA

    Milton Greenblatt M.D.

  3. Department of Psychiatry, Olive View Medical Center, Sylmar, California, 91342-1495, USA

    Milton Greenblatt M.D.

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Robertson, J.M. (1992). Homeless and Runaway Youths. In: Robertson, M.J., Greenblatt, M. (eds) Homelessness. Topics in Social Psychiatry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0679-3_23

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