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- Title
Determinants of runaway episodes among adolescents using crisis shelter services.
- Authors
Thompson, Sanna J.; Pillai, Vijayan K.
- Abstract
This study investigated youth and family factors associated with runaway episodes. Youth and family characteristics are described for adolescents utilising emergency shelter services in Texas and New York, and the study explored multivariate models to determine the individual and family effects on runaway recidivism. A convenience sample of 349 youth using runaway shelter services was recruited; 154 runaway youth from New York and 195 from Texas shelters participated. Adolescents completed several self-report measures; negative binomial regression analyses were conducted. Findings demonstrated that characteristics of adolescents and family factors are significant predictors of adolescents’ runaway episodes when statistically controlling for region of the country. Social workers in emergency youth shelters and child welfare settings are in a unique position to develop effective strategies to meet the needs of this high-risk group of young people.
- Subjects
UNITED States; HOMELESS shelters; EMERGENCY housing; HOMELESS persons; PUBLIC welfare; HUMAN services
- Publication
International Journal of Social Welfare, 2006, Vol 15, Issue 2, p142
- ISSN
1369-6866
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1468-2397.2006.00370.x