Young Homeless People

Young Homeless People takes a broad approach to the distressing phenomenon of youth homelessness. While politicians, researchers and the media focus on the more visibly homeless - those sleeping rough in city centres or staying in hostels - this book also considers the young homeless hidden in local communities. It places young people's experiences of homelessness in the context of their biographies as a whole and makes policy and practice recommendations based on the views and preferences of young homeless people themselves.

Autorentext

SUZANNE FITZPATRICK is Research Fellow in Housing and Social Exclusion at the Department of Urban Services, University of Glasgow.

Inhalt
List of Tables Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations The Emergence of Youth Homelessness Responses to Youth Homelessness The Meaning of Home and Homelessness Pathways through Homelessness Private Lives: the Social Networks of Young Homeless People Public Lives: Young Homeless People's Experience of School, Work and Public Services Support Needs and Housing Preferences Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index