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Addressing service access barriers for homeless youth: a call for collaboration
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Abstract
Homeless youth are among the most vulnerable individuals in North American society. The day-to-day stressors they face while living on the streets pose a great threat to their mental and physical health. A number of barriers that youth face in accessing care have been identified in the literature. T... view more
Homeless youth are among the most vulnerable individuals in North American society. The day-to-day stressors they face while living on the streets pose a great threat to their mental and physical health. A number of barriers that youth face in accessing care have been identified in the literature. This discussion article highlights work that has been done to apply geographic theory to issues of service access among homeless youth. To date, most such work has been theoretical in nature, with collaborations between geographers and homeless youth researchers to make applied recommendations for the location of services. Urban geographers and homeless youth researchers are implored to collaborate in order to make recommendations that will increase the access to service, particularly for rural homeless youth.... view less
Keywords
adolescent; homelessness; health consequences; health care; United States of America; Canada
Classification
Social Problems
Social Work, Social Pedagogics, Social Planning
Free Keywords
health services
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 95-101
Journal
Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis, 4 (2014) 1
ISSN
2067-4082
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed