Newly Homeless Youth Typically Return Home

Norweeta G. Milburn*, Doreen Rosenthal, Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Shelley Mallett, Philip Batterham, Eric Rice, Rosa Solorio

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

49 Citations (Scopus)

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)574-576
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Adolescent Health
Volume40
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2007
Externally publishedYes

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Newly Homeless Youth Typically Return Home'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this