“Our research shows that homeless youth have significantly worse mental health and greater substance use than their housemates. eviction and increased poverty. We need to implement policies and interventions to improve overall health, social, and educational outcomes among youth homeless and, perhaps more importantly, prevent and end the situation altogether. teenage homelessness,” said corresponding author Rishi K. Wadhera, Harvard Medical School.
“The burden of homelessness disproportionately falls for Black, Hispanic, and LGBTQIA+ individuals, reflecting the structural injustices suffered such as racism, discrimination, and discrimination. We need to do better at identifying these students and connecting them to the evidence, says first author Michael Liu, of Harvard Medical School.
Source: Medindia
