1. Homeless LGBTQ Youth
- Author:
- Lauren Palarino
- Publication Date:
- 10-2017
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Center on Human Rights Education, University of Denver
- Abstract:
- One of the most prevalent communities in the homeless population are those who are LGBTQ. In statistics with homeless youth who are aged 12 to 24 years old, LGBTQ individuals have 40% of the population despite them being only 7% of the general youth population. Once they become homeless they have higher risks of unsafe sexual behavior, victimization, mental health issues, and a predictor of engaging in crime than their housed counterparts.
- Topic:
- Human Rights, Youth, LGBT+, and Homelessness
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus