Youth Who Experience Homelessness

https://www.nctsn.org/what-child-trauma-populations-risk/youth-who-experience-homelessness?utm_source=SAMHSA&utm_campaign=0096a82052-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_11_21_06_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-0096a82052-167840245 Youth Who Experience Homelessness https://www.1800runaway.org/?utm_source=SAMHSA&utm_campaign=0096a82052-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_11_21_06_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-0096a82052-167840245 This part of the website of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) notes that many young people experiencing homelessness have past lived experience of trauma even before homelessness begins. The page links to NCTSN resources related to young people experiencing homelessness, including fact sheets for service providers working with children and families experiencing homelessness and adaptations of Psychological First Aid for young people and families experiencing homelessness. Another resource for supporting youth experiencing homelessness, and youth in general, is the Family & Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families. FYSB supports organizations that work to promote youth well-being, prevent and end youth homelessness, and support a holistic adolescent approach by fostering collaborative partnerships across communities; leading in partnership with youth and young adults; promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility; and supporting data-driven practices. Among FYSB’s programs is the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program. FYSB also funds and partners in providing services with the National Runaway Safeline (NRS), which offers a crisis hotline and online services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to youth at risk of running away, those who have run away or are homeless, and their families. NRS offers services including crisis intervention, information and referrals, three-way conference calls, and more. NRS can be accessed by calling 1–800–RUNAWAY (1–800–786–2929), texting 66008, or using the online chat feature at 1800runaway.org. https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/populations-at-risk/homeless-youth/nctsn-resources?utm_source=SAMHSA&utm_campaign=0096a82052-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_11_21_06_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-0096a82052-167840245