Personal control and service connection as paths to improved mental health and exiting homelessness among severely marginalized homeless youth

Natasha Slesnick, Jing Zhang and Brittany Brakenhoff

Children and Youth Services Review, 2017, vol. 73, issue C, 121-127

Abstract: Non-service connected, continuously homeless youth are arguably one of the most vulnerable populations in the U.S. These youth reside at society's margins experiencing an accumulation of risks over time. Research concludes that as vulnerabilities increase so do poor long-term outcomes. This study tested the mediating effects of service connection and personal control as mediators of cumulative risk and housing, health and mental health outcomes. By understanding the processes associated with therapeutic change among those with the most vulnerabilities, service providers and researchers can target those factors to enhance positive outcomes.

Keywords: Adolescence; Intervention; Mediation; Homelessness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.11.033

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