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Adolescent Homelessness, Nursing, and Public Health Policy

Joanne O’Sullivan, PhD, APRN, BC, FNP

Graduate Program in Nursing, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston

Patricia Lussier-Duynstee, PhD, RN

Graduate Program in Nursing, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston

Homelessness among American adolescents is not a new phenomenon. The United States has a long history of youth who are runaways and/or homeless. The majority of adolescents who are homeless believe that they have no acceptable housing placement options. The foster care system often fails to help youth deal with problems. The impact of homelessness on youth’s social functioning and health status should be raised at the community level, particularly by community nurses and other health professions who interact with adolescents who are homeless. By using Kingdon’s multiple streams model, nurses can advocate for homeless youth by accurately defining and reframing adolescent homelessness for policy makers and including provision of shelter as a policy priority.

Key Words: adolescent homelessness • policy making • youth shelters • Kingdon’s multiple streams model

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, Vol. 7, No. 1, 73-77 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1527154406286663
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