LEARNING NEW MOVES MENTALIZING AND AIKIDO PRACTICE IN A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS YOUNG ADULTS

This study used the risk and resilience framework to examine predictors of formal and informal sources of income among homeless young adults. Formal sources of income generation consisted of full-time, part-time, or paid, temporary work. Informal sources included earning money from selling personal possessions, selling drugs, and theft. In all, 601 homeless young adults from three U.S. cities participated in semi-structured interviews. Structural equation modeling assessed whether demographic, homelessness history, mental health, problem behaviors, and resilience predicted income generation source. Income generation from formal sources was associated with being male, having a greater number of problem behaviors, and reporting higher levels of resilience. Informal income generation was associated with younger age, being transient, and reporting a greater number of problem behaviors. Findings underscore the need to address homelessness risk factors to support homeless young adults in securing stable, formal employment as an alternative to informal survival behaviors to earn income.

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The working alliance between homeless young adults and workers: A dyadic approach

Children and Youth Services Review ◽

10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.01.015 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 73 ◽

pp. 368-374 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Astrid M. Altena ◽

Manon A.M. Krabbenborg ◽

Sandra N. Boersma ◽

Mariëlle D. Beijersbergen ◽

Yvonne H.M. van den Berg ◽

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Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Working Alliance ◽

Homeless Young Adults

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Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Homeless Young Adults: The Importance of Victimization Experiences in Childhood and Once Homeless

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders ◽

10.1177/1063426617710239 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 131-142 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Yeonwoo Kim ◽

Kimberly Bender ◽

Kristin M. Ferguson ◽

Stephanie Begun ◽

Diana M. DiNitto

Keyword(s):

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Young Adults ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Social Connectedness ◽

Sexually Abused ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽

Prevention And Intervention ◽

Homeless Young Adults

Homelessness itself is traumatic, and more than half of homeless young adults have also experienced abuse as children and/or victimization while homeless. These experiences increase the likelihood of developing trauma-related symptoms and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Few studies have, however, examined correlates of trauma and PTSD to identify targets for prevention and intervention. We used multinomial logistic regression to assess whether child abuse, victimization once homeless, features of homelessness (duration and transience), and personal resilience (self-efficacy and social connectedness) were associated with trauma and PTSD among 600 homeless young adults. Compared with those who had not experienced trauma, those who had were more likely to have been physically and/or sexually abused in childhood and physically victimized once homeless. Compared with those who had not experienced trauma, those who had experienced trauma and met criteria for PTSD were more likely to have been physically and/or sexually abused in childhood and physically and/or sexually victimized once homeless, and to have lower self-efficacy and social connectedness. Attention should be paid to these correlates of trauma and PTSD in developing and refining trauma-informed prevention and intervention approaches.

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