Research on homeless and runaway adolescents has shown that this population is at high
risk for illicit drug use. Though sexual abuse has been widely considered in the etiology of …

Each year, thousands of female adolescents run away from home due to sexual abuse, yet
they continue to be victims of sexual assault once on the street. To date, few studies have …

Although previous research documents high rates of child abuse, street victimization, and
substance use among homeless youth, few studies have investigated these three constructs …

ABSTRACT In the United States, sex trafficking victims have been identified at ages across
the lifespan but young persons (under age 25) have been found to have unique …

Injection drug use is a common risk behavior for HIV infection among homeless, runaway
and street youths. However, the psychosocial histories and current social environment of …

Path analysis was used to investigate the impact of childhood sexual abuse on later sexual
victimization among 372 homeless and runaway youth in Seattle. Young people were …

This study compares participation in deviant subsistence strategies, street victimization, and
lifetime prevalence of five mental disorders (conduct disorder, major depressive disorder …

The objective of this paper is to profile the role of homelessness in drug and sexual risk in a
population of young men who have sex with men (YMSM). Data are from a cross-sectional …

The use of substances among youth experiencing homelessness is an important issue in the
context of addressing the developing burden of morbidities arising due to illness, injury …

Based on risk amplification and victimization theories, path analysis was used to investigate
the effects of early sexual abuse on later sexual victimization among 361 female homeless …