by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Nov 20, 2013
This article proposes that the social lives of homeless young people are structured by two strategies: autonomy and relatedness. The strategy of autonomy is the prevailing modus operandi of homeless young people who respond to the uncertainty and instability of their...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Nov 20, 2013
Objective The objective of this pilot research study was to explore the beliefs and barriers to flu vaccination from a sample homeless population in a small metropolitan community. Design and Sample In a collaborative academic-community partnership of a university...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Nov 20, 2013
Background The nonmedical use of prescription drugs is the fastest growing drug problem in the United States, disproportionately impacting youth. Furthermore, the population prevalence of injection drug use among youth is also on the rise. This short communication...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Nov 20, 2013
In late 2007 the Homeless Youth Alliance (HYA), a small non-profit serving homeless youth in the Haight-Ashbury neighbourhood of San Francisco, USA, attempted to move its needle exchange service from a site on the Haight street commercial strip to a community centre...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Nov 20, 2013
Background Risk factors for incarceration have been well described among adult drug using populations; however, less is known about incarceration among at-risk youth. This study examines the prevalence and correlates of incarceration among street-involved youth in a...
