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A part of something: The importance of transitional living programs within a Housing First framework for youth experiencing homelessness

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Young people experiencing homelessness face severe threats to their health and well-being and while we know quite a bit about these risks, much less is understood about the usefulness of the services currently being provided to mitigate them. Transitional living programs (TLPs) are one of three core strategies executed by the federal government of the United States to address youth homelessness. The purpose of this phenomenological, qualitative study was to understand the impact over time of the housing and support services provided by a TLP directly from the perspectives of formerly homeless youth. Data was collected through in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 32 young people who exited a TLP located in Chicago, Illinois between 1 and 11years ago. Participants believed TLPs to be an essential part of our solution to address youth homelessness, identifying themes of family, individual connections, community and preparedness that they believe uniquely qualify TLPs as a developmentally-appropriate program model for youth in times of housing crisis.

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  • Holtschneider, Casey, 2016. "A part of something: The importance of transitional living programs within a Housing First framework for youth experiencing homelessness," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 65(C), pages 204-215.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:65:y:2016:i:c:p:204-215
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.04.009
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    1. Brothers, Sarah & Lin, Jess & Schonberg, Jeffrey & Drew, Corey & Auerswald, Colette, 2020. "Food insecurity among formerly homeless youth in supportive housing: A social-ecological analysis of a structural intervention," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 245(C).
    2. Semborski, Sara & Redline, Brian & Madden, Danielle & Granger, Theresa & Henwood, Benjamin, 2021. "Housing interventions for emerging adults experiencing homelessness: A scoping review," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 127(C).
    3. Prock, Kristen A. & Kennedy, Angie C., 2020. "Characteristics, experiences, and service utilization patterns of homeless youth in a transitional living program: Differences by LGBQ identity," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 116(C).
    4. Mallory, Allen B. & Luthy, Ellison & Martin, Jared K. & Slesnick, Natasha, 2022. "Variability in treatment outcomes from a housing intervention for young mothers misusing substances and experiencing homelessness by sexual identity," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 139(C).
    5. Keevers, Lynne & Rambaldini-Gooding, Delia, 2020. "Practices effective for assisting young people avoid or exit homelessness: Young service recipient's perspectives," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 119(C).
    6. de Pass, Timothy & Dada, Oluwagbenga & Lund, Jessie & John, Joyce & Kidd, Sean A., 2023. "A scoping review of housing stabilization interventions for youth experiencing homelessness," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 155(C).
    7. Axe, Jo & Childs, Elizabeth & Manion, Kathleen, 2020. "In search of employment: Tackling youth homelessness and unemployment," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 113(C).
    8. Prock, Kristen A. & Kennedy, Angie C., 2017. "Federally-funded transitional living programs and services for LGBTQ-identified homeless youth: A profile in unmet need," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 83(C), pages 17-24.
    9. Pierce, Stephanie Casey & Grady, Bryan & Holtzen, Holly, 2018. "Daybreak in Dayton: Assessing characteristics and outcomes of previously homeless youth living in transitional housing," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 88(C), pages 249-256.
    10. Eric R. Wright & Brandon K. Attell & Erin Ruel, 2017. "Social Support Networks and the Mental Health of Runaway and Homeless Youth," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 6(4), pages 1-16, September.
    11. Olivia Magwood & Vanessa Ymele Leki & Victoire Kpade & Ammar Saad & Qasem Alkhateeb & Akalewold Gebremeskel & Asia Rehman & Terry Hannigan & Nicole Pinto & Annie Huiru Sun & Claire Kendall & Nicole Ko, 2019. "Common trust and personal safety issues: A systematic review on the acceptability of health and social interventions for persons with lived experience of homelessness," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(12), pages 1-30, December.

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