Wherever I Can Lay My Head: Homeless Youth On Homelessness
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Description:
With guidance from the Homeless Youth Task Group of the Chicago Continuum of Care and an advisory group composed of government policy makers and program personnel and nonprofit agency directors, CIR conducted a survey of homeless youth in Chicago between the ages of 14 and 21 during April and May 2004. Twelve youth, nine of whom were homeless, were recruited and trained to interview homeless youth for the project. They conducted 400 interviews with homeless youth throughout Chicago—at bus stops, fairs and festivals, on trains, streets, and basketball courts, in parks, shelters, schools, homes, drop-in centers, churches, and restaurants.
In addition to conducting the survey, CIR interviewed homeless youth service providers, advocates, and public policy personnel working at public and private agencies. These interviews provide further information about the needs of homeless youth and the resources currently available to them, as well as ways that the various systems serving homeless youth might be improved. (Authors)
Content:
This study recognizes the diversity of youth
homelessness and the varying needs of different subgroups of homeless
youth. Based in Chicago, the researchers examine how youth
view their needs and how these needs vary according to the length of time
homeless. Research methods include
involving youth in the interview process, during which over 400 interviews were
conducted. This was followed by
interviews with stakeholders such as service providers and advocates. The findings address different
subpopulations: youth living on the street and youth sheltered off the street,
young and older youth, youth who are parenting, LGBTQ youth, and youth with
criminal records. The primary finding is
that some subpopulations of homeless youth experience greater risk and
therefore require different kinds of services and outreach.
Type of Resource:
Report
Publication Date:
2005
Location:
Chicago, IL
Phone:
773-342-0630