Social Issue Notes- Article #3

Austin S.

Mrs. Zurkowski

Purples

24 September 2010

Homeless Teens – Their Challenges and How to Help Them

Stanford University. Stanford: News Release Study Sheds Light On Hidden Population Of Homeless Teens. 11/18/91. Stanford University. 9/13/2010.

• Only 48% of 50 interviewed homeless teens used homeless shelters. (Page 1 Para 2)
• The other 52% were scared of being sent home or put in foster care. (Page 1 Para 3)
• The homeless teens lived in tribes of up to 20 kids or more who earned money panhandling, theft, and prostitution. (Page 1 Para 5)
• Ninety-two % of the teens had come from broken homes. (Page 1 Para 8)
• Fifty% of the homeless teens said their families had alchohol problems. (Page 1 Para 8)
• Forty% of them reported drug abuse. (Page 1 Para 8)
• Fifty-six% of the homeless teens talked about physical abuse.
• Sixty-nine% of street homeless teens had seen death or suicide of freinds.

• Only 17% of sheltered teens that were homeless had experienced death or suicide of freinds.
• Eighty-eight% street kids reported panhandling to support themselves