Research Summaries
Who Is Supporting Homeless Youth? Predictors of Support in Personal Networks (2012)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3507516/ De la Haye, K., Green, H. D., Kennedy, D. P., Zhou, A., Golinelli, D., Wenzel, S. L. and Tucker, J. S. Search Terms: homeless youth, support systems, social contacts,…
Read MoreFor Homeless LGBTQ Teens, a Phone Can Be a Lifesaver (2015)
http://www.wired.com/2015/07/homeless-lgbtq-teens-phone-can-lifesaver/ Alessandra Ram Search terms: lgbt, lgbtq, gay, homeless youth, cellphone, technology Summary: Christopher Wood was thrown out of his home because of his sexuality and credits his cellphone with…
Read MoreCell Phone Use among Homeless Youth: Potential for New Health Interventions and Research (2011)
Cell Phone Use among Homeless Youth: Potential for New Health Interventions and Research http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3232411/ E Rice , A Lee and S Taitt Search Terms: homeless youth, cell phone usage, intervention,…
Read MoreSocial Networking Technology, Social Network Composition, and Reductions in Substance Use Among Homeless Adolescents (2011)
Social Networking Technology, Social Network Composition, and Reductions in Substance Use Among Homeless Adolescents http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3040814/ Eric Rice, Norweenta G. Milburn and William Monro Search Terms: homeless youth, alcoholism, drugs, cellphone,…
Read MoreThe Mentoring Effect: Young People’s Perspectives on the Outcomes and Availability of Mentoring (2014)
http://www.mentoring.org/mentoringeffect Mary Bruce and John Bridgeland Search Terms: mentoring, survey of youth Summary: Stressful situations can cause teenagers to feel overburdened and fall into a pattern of self-destruction that includes…
Read MoreCharacteristics of Natural Mentoring Relationships from the Perspectives of Homeless Youth (2013)
Characteristics of Natural Mentoring Relationships from the Perspectives of Homeless Youth http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcap.12038/abstract Michelle T. Dang, PhD, RN, APHN-BC, and Elizabeth Miller MD, PhD Search terms: Homeless youth, natural mentor, social…
Read MoreMentoring programs: A framework to inform program development, research, and evaluation (2006)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcop.20125/abstract Michael J. Karcher, Gabriel P. Kuperminc, Sharon G. Portwood, Cynthia L. Sipe and Andrea S. Taylor Search Terms: mentoring Summary: Mentoring programs can support teens through troubling times and…
Read MoreMentoring adolescent foster youth: promoting resilience during developmental transitions (2006)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2006.00427.x/abstract K.L Osterling and A.M. Hines Search Terms: emancipation, foster youth, independent living skills, leaving care, mentoring, resilience Summary: The current exploratory study used quantitative and qualitative data from an…
Read MoreMentoring: A Promising Strategy for Youth Development (2002)
Mentoring: A Promising Strategy for Youth Development http://www.childtrends.org/wp-content/uploads/2002/02/MentoringRB.pdf Susan M. Jekielek, M.A., Kristin A. Moore, Ph.D., Elizabeth C. Hair, Ph.D. and Harriet J. Scarupa, M.S Search Terms: mentoring, volunteering Summary:…
Read MoreEthical issues in research with homeless youths (2008)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02671.x/abstract;jsessionid=9D28251DF9704DE72D64D566ED92FA3B.f03t01 Josephine Ensign and Seth Ammerman Search Terms: adolescent health, ethics, healthcare, homeless youth, research ethics, research incentives Summary: This study aims to document researcher, healthcare provider and program administrators’…
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