The California Homeless Youth Project

JUNE NEW SLETTER

New Resource on Juvenile Justice

People who work with youth in the juvenile justice system just got a new resource: The Juvenile Justice Resource Hub, a project of the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange and the Center for Sustainable Journalism, provides access to reliable, accurate, curated information and analysis on juvenile justice issues, relevant research, best practice models, policy levers for reform, toolkits and actionoriented documents, and case studies of successful reforms.

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The California Homeless Youth Project (HYP) is a non-partisan research and policy initiative of the California Research Bureau that highlights the issues and challenges faced by young people who are homeless or lack stable housing. For more information, please see our website.
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Latest Research
1. Do Em ergency Shelters Prom ote Positiv e Dev elopm ent for Hom eless Y outh?, National Clearinghouse on Fam ilies & Y outh (February 2013)

Check out our video wall featuring interviews with young people who have experienced homelessness, highlighting their experiences, aspirations, and ideas for change.
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This article highlights findings from a University of Michigan study that surveyed youth to determine how staying in an emergency shelter affected their social and emotional well-being. The results suggest that the supportive, structured atmosphere of emergency shelters can improve runaway and homeless youths' self-perceptions, relationships, and well-being.
2. NCHE Abstract Bibliography of Hom eless Education Resources: 2012, National Center for Hom eless Education (2013)

Since 2004 the National Center for Homeless Education has published an annual bibliography featuring resources that address various issues related to the education and lives of homeless children, youth, and families. The bibliography is intended to inform,

educate, and empower those who serve at-risk children, youth, and families, especially those who are homeless and/or highly mobile. This edition includes items published in 2012 that are listed topically for easy reference. The list is not exhaustive but does represent a crosssection of materials available.
3. Housing and Education Collaborations to Serv e Hom eless Children, Y outh, and Fam ilies, National Center for Hom eless Education (Spring 2013)

This brief is designed for staff of homeless assistance programs and members of Continuums of Care funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as well as for State Coordinators for Homeless Education and local homeless education liaisons who operate under the guidance of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The brief provides basic information to help homeless service providers and homeless education staff understand each other's role in supporting children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness; explains HUD and ED requirements for housing-education collaboration; and offers tools to enhance collaboration among agencies.
4. Pathway s for Y outh: Draft Strategic Plan for Federal Collaboration, Interagency Working Group on Y outh Program s (February 2013)

The Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs has released Pathways for Youth, their strategic plan for collaborating to improve youth outcomes for all youth, particularly the most vulnerable youth. The plan includes a vision for youth that acknowledges the importance of meaningful connections and safe, healthy, and stable places to live, learn, and work; and crosscutting strategies for federal collaboration.

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