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ABOUT THIS INFOGRAPHIC
This infographic is a companion piece to Linking the Roads: Working with Youth Who
Experience Homelessness and Sexual Violence. It uses the term “homeless youth” to include
ages 12-24. Identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity andcultural values can affect how
youth react to the traumas they experience from sexual violence and homelessness. All other
terminology is taken from the references below. To access a copy of the guide, go to
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REFERENCES
NUMBER OF HOMELESS YOUNG PEOPLE
The National Alliance to End Homelessness. (2014). Yo ut h.
Retrieved from http://www.endhomelessness.org/pages/youth
The National Alliance to End Homelessness. (2014).
LGBTQ youth. Retrieved from http://www.endhomelessness.
org/pages/lgbtq-youth
RUNAWAY YOUTH
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families. (2002).
Sexual abuse among homeless adolescents: Prevalence,
correlates, and sequelae. Retrieved from http://www.acf.hhs.
gov/sites/default/files/opre/sex_abuse_hmless.pdf
Durso, L. E., & Gates, G. J. (2012). Serving our youth:
Findings from a national survey of service providers working
with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth who
are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Retrieved
from The Williams Institute: http://williamsinstitute.law.
ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Durso-Gates-LGBT-Homeless-
Youth-Survey-July-2012.pdf
National Network for Youth. (n.d.). Consequences
of youth homelessness. Retrieved from
http://www.nn4youth.org/system/files/IssueBrief_Youth_
Homelessness.pdf
HOMELESS YOUTH
The Administration on Children, Youth and Families. (2002).
Sexual abuse among homeless adolescents: Prevalence,
correlates, and sequelae. Retrieved from http://www.acf.hhs.
gov/sites/default/files/opre/sex_abuse_hmless.pdf
National Network for Youth. (n.d.). Consequences
of youth homelessness. Retrieved from
http://www.nn4youth.org/system/files/IssueBrief_Youth_
Homelessness.pdf
Cray, A., Miller, K., & Durso, L. E. (2013). Seeking shelter:
The experiences and unmet needs of LGBT homeless youth.
Retrieved from the Center for American Progress:
http://www.americanprogress.org/wp-content/up-
loads/2013/09/LGBTHomelessYouth.pdf
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