TheCaliforniaHomelessYouthProject

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StrategiesforCounting California'sHomelessYouth
Inordertoidentifythechallengesandsuccesses communitieshavehadincountinghomeless youth,thismonththeCaliforniaHomeless YouthProjectreleasedareport,Hiddenin PlainSight:AnAssessmentofYouthInclusion inPointinTimeCountsofCalifornia's UnshelteredHomelessPopulation,highlighting bestpracticesforcountingunaccompanied minorsandtransitionageyouthexperiencing homelessness. Basedoninterviewswithstaffat31of California's43ContinuumsofCare, researchersidentifiedcommonchallengesof accuratelycountinghomelessyouth,which helpedguiderecommendationsfor communitiesconductingfuturePITcounts, including1)involvingyouthserviceproviders andhomelessyouthasPITcount enumerators/interviewers2)collaborating withMcKinneyVentoschoolhomelessliaisons toincludedataonhomelessstudents3) providingastipendtoyouthfortheirtime staffinginthecountand4)incorporatinga dedicatedcountofyouthatspecifiedlocations andtimesofdayduringthePITcount.Viewthe ExecutiveSummary.

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TheCaliforniaHomelessYouth Project(HYP)isanonpartisan researchandpolicyinitiativeofthe CaliforniaResearchBureauthat highlightstheissuesandchallenges facedbyyoungpeoplewhoare homelessorlackstablehousing.For moreinformation,pleaseseeour website.

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Checkoutourvideowallfeaturing interviewswithyoungpeoplewho haveexperiencedhomelessness, highlightingtheirexperiences, aspirations,andideasforchange.

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LatestResearch
1.ResearchSummary:ResilienceandAt riskChildrenandYouth,NationalCenter forHomelessEducation(April2013)

ThisNCHEpublicationprovidesanoverviewof researchonresilienceforatriskchildrenand youth,includingthoseexperiencing homelessness.Theconceptofresiliencehas receivedincreasedattentionrecentlyina

growingbodyofliteraturethathasreported notonlythepsychologicalandacademic impactsofhomelessness,butalsohas highlightedwaystostrengthentheresilienceof childrenandyouthexperiencinghomelessness.

2.HollywoodHomelessYouthPointinTime EstimateProject:AnInnovativeMethodfor EnumeratingUnaccompaniedHomeless Youth,USCSchoolofSocialWork(April 2013)

IncollaborationwiththeHollywoodHomeless YouthPartnership,theUSCSchoolofSocial Workutilizedanagencybasedapproachto countandsurveyallhomelessyouthentering theirfacilitiesandencounteredduringtheir outreachactivities.BetweenOctober19and October25,2012,460uniquehomelessyouth werecountedandsurveyedinHollywood.Of these,222experiencedliteralhomelessnesson thenightofOctober18,2012,and381 experiencedliteralhomelessnesswithinthe previousyear.
3.TransitionAgeYouthHousingand ServicesRoadmap:ABestPractices Framework,ChildWelfareInitiative (January2013)

TheChildWelfareInitiative'sTransitionAge YouthHousingandServicesRoadmap:ABest PracticesFrameworkidentifieshowtoexpand thecapacityandscopeofserviceprogramsfor transitionageyouthinLosAngelesCounty.The Frameworkproposeschangestoprovider practicesandpubliccontractsthatwillallow transitionageyouthtoreceivemoreeffective assistanceingreaternumbers. Recommendationsaremadeatthecountylevel usingexistingresources.

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