Youth Today
All posts tagged "homelessness and justice project"
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2.7K► PodcastsYouth leaving foster care, juvenile and other systems are aim of Washington housing effort
Implemented in June, HB 1905 establishes a five-year budget of over $5 million to reduce homelessness among those aforementioned groups. Washington’s Office of...
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2.0K► PodcastsMore housing resources go to young Washingtonians leaving state custody. Is it enough?
Young people eventually released from Washington state’s foster care, juvenile or mental and behavioral health systems often do so without having reliable,...
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5.8KNewsEducation For Young People In Shelters Was Already a Challenge — Then Coronavirus Hit
More than 40,000 K–12 public school students in Washington experienced homelessness in 2017–18, a number that has nearly doubled in the past...
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4.8KNewsWashington State Young Adults Often End Up Homeless After Leaving Treatment
In Washington state, thousands of children and young adults like Patrick experience homelessness soon after exiting psychiatric and substance use disorder treatment.
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2.7KNewsChange in Washington Law Helps Parents With Their Teens’ Mental Health Needs
For about three months, Karen Kelly would drive around Enumclaw, Wash., after midnight looking for her 13-year-old daughter, Hollie. She carried Hollie’s...
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3.4KNewsFederal Government Must Address Youth Homelessness As Public Health Problem: Chapin Hall
To end youth homelessness, the federal government must go beyond a crisis response to the problem and take a comprehensive approach that...
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1.9KNewsSlideshow Focuses on Seattle Youth Experiencing Homelessness
For the last year, Youth Today has been writing about youth experiencing homelessness, particularly in the Seattle area. This collection in Bokeh...
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2.6KNewsTacoma Trying Individualized Way to End Youth Homelessness
Malik Banks had been living out of his car in the Tacoma, Wash., area for about two months when the 23-year-old decided...
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5.1KGuest Opinion EssayFederal Government Must Spend More, Do More for Homeless Youth
Resilient, talented and unique describes the 4.2 million youth and young adults who experience homelessness in our country every year. Their faces,...
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2.1KNewsSeattle Counselor Sticks With Clients For Years In ‘Long Game’
His 6-foot-4 frame folded into the small wooden sailboat, Keaton Hohl waved and shouted “Ahoy!” to each passing boat on Lake Union.
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5.6KGuest Opinion EssayLGBTQ Youth Become Homeless for Many Reasons, Not Just Family Rejection
Policy regarding young people experiencing homelessness, youth involved in the juvenile legal system, young people of color and youth who are lesbian,...
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5.0KGuest Opinion EssayFamily Conflict for LGBTQ Youth Can Mean Housing Instability
Riley (all names have been changed to protect research participants’ privacy) had been living with their grandmother before moving into the emergency...
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1.9KGuest Opinion EssayCriminal Record Bars Many Young Adults From Stable Housing
Each year, thousands of young adults filter through the criminal justice system in Charlotte, N.C. While a lot of attention is given...
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6.6KGuest Opinion EssayHow We Can Leverage Social Networks, Tech to Help Homeless Young
I was recently interviewing a young person in a drop-in center serving people experiencing homelessness. While I have been working with this...
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3.2KGuest Opinion EssayHow Higher Education Can Help Remedy Homelessness, Housing Insecurity
“Students attending colleges and universities across the United States experience homelessness and housing insecurity.” We consistently start our presentations with this statement.
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2.1KGuest Opinion EssayCourts, Social Services Can Work Together on Housing Instability
Public health experts recognize that as little as 10-20% of our individual health may be attributed to treatments received from the health...
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2.6KGuest Opinion EssayViolence Against Homeless Youth Is Encouraged By Our System
It is an arid, 100-degree August night in Tempe, Ariz. Five of us are volunteering on outreach in the downtown area tonight...
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3.3KGuest Opinion EssayPolice Can Help Homeless Youth Instead of Arresting Them
Justin (not his real name) was waiting to run into our group of volunteers as we conducted street outreach to youth and...
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2.6KGuest Opinion EssayHousing Is Harm Reduction for Youth Experiencing Homelesssness
The epidemic of youth homelessness is rooted in oppression, white supremacy and, more specifically, a social service culture that too often pits...
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1.8KGuest Opinion EssayTo Ease Reentry, Help the Hosts Who Offer Couch Hopping
When Carlos first came to live with us he was about 16. A friend of my son’s, he had a long history...
