Serving Our Youth: Findings for a National Survey of Service Providers Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth Who Are Homeless or At-Risk of Becoming Homeless

This report presents findings drawn from a LGBT web-based Youth Provider Survey conducted in 2011-2012 with over 350 providers from around the country. Key findings include that the number of providers serving LGBT homeless youth has grown over the past 10 years now representing between 30- 40% of homeless youth served, with family rejection the most common reason cited for homelessness.

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What Works to End Youth Homelessness (2015)

National Network for Youth http://www.nn4youth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015-What-Works-to-End-Youth-Homlessness.pdf Search Terms: policy, TAY, homeless, housing, education, work, social services Summary: Transition-aged youth are one of the fastest growing homeless populations and require unique housing…

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Homeless Youth: A Concept Analysis (2011)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21809932 Philisie Starling Washington Search Terms: homeless youths, contributing factors, meaning of term Summary: A variety of terms have been used to describe the homeless youth population. The purpose of…

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