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A risk profile comparison of runaway and non-runaway youth

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  • Yates, G.L.
  • MacKenzie, R.
  • Pennbridge, J.
  • Cohen, E.

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All initial visits (N = 765) to an outpatient medical clinic during calendar year 1985 were analyzed. Six hundred and fifty-five of these visits made by non-runaway youth were compared to 100 visits made by runaways. Based on data from the Childrens Hospital Adolescent Risk Profile Interview, runaway street youth are at greater risk for a wide variety of medical problems and of health-compromising behaviors including suicide and depression, prostitution, and drug use. The implications for public health and social policy are discussed.

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  • Yates, G.L. & MacKenzie, R. & Pennbridge, J. & Cohen, E., 1988. "A risk profile comparison of runaway and non-runaway youth," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 78(7), pages 820-821.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1988:78:7:820-821_5
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    3. Cohen-Cline, Hannah & Jones, Kyle & Vartanian, Keri, 2021. "Direct and indirect pathways between childhood instability and adult homelessness in a low-income population," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 120(C).

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