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Homelessness is a global challenge.

The United Nations Human Settlements Program estimates that 1.1 billion people live in inadequate housing, and the best data available suggest that more than 100 million people have no housing at all.

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Peer Relationships: a Comparison of Homeless Youth in the Usa and South Korea
Sanna J. Thompson
Jihye Kim
Holly McManus
Patrick Flynn
Hyangcho Kim
Youth homelessness is a growing global concern as both developed and developing countries are experiencing an increase in this phenomena (Karabanow, & Rains, 1997). Previous research reveals that homelessness among youth has become disturbingly common in the United States, as well as in many other countries around the world (van Wormer, 2003). Studies of youth homelessness in Canada and Guatemala (Karabanow, 2003), the...
Attachment and Sexual Health Behaviors in Homeless Youth
Margaret Taylor-Seehafer
Regina Johnson
Lynn Rew
Rachel Fouladi
Lee Land
Elizabeth Abel
The purpose of this study was to explore relationships and group differences in attachment-related constructs (social connectedness and social support) and sexual health behaviors in a sample of homeless youth. An exploratory design, this study analyzed baseline data from an ongoing intervention study. Survey data were collected by audio, computer-assisted self-interview (A-CASI) from a nonprobability sample of homeless youth...
A Primer for Beginning Rural Housing Developers
Jennifer Garner
Rural organizations play an important role in combating the effects of the recession by working to provide affordable housing for an increased number of people. Due to high need, many rural organizations without prior housing development experience may now be interested in exploring the development process. This manual is intended to serve as a starting point for those groups by providing a basic overview of the housing...