Surviving on the Street: The Experiences of Homeless Youth.

McCarthy, Bill; Hagan, John

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ERIC Number: EJ513108

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Publication Date: 1992

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Surviving on the Street: The Experiences of Homeless Youth.

McCarthy, Bill; Hagan, John

Journal of Adolescent Research, v7 n4 p412-30 Oct 1992

Documents living conditions of adolescents (n=390) who left home and were living in the streets of Toronto, Canada. Multiple regression analyses revealed that the most consistent predictions of hunger, criminal activity, and incarceration were the conditions of street life itself: lack of secure shelter and length of time on the street. (JBJ)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Delinquency, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries, Homeless People, Housing Needs, Hunger, Poverty, Runaways, Young Adults, Youth Problems

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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