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Youth Homelessness: The Impact Of Supportive Relationships On Recovery, Sara Gasior
Youth Homelessness: The Impact Of Supportive Relationships On Recovery, Sara Gasior
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Abstract
AIM: To test a model based on Peplau’s theory of Interpersonal Relations, which examines the influence of a network of service providers, perceptions of social supports and perceptions of family relations on a homeless youth’s perceptions of recovery.
BACKGROUND: Homeless youth comprise an extremely disenfranchised group and have been recognized as one of the fastest growing sub-groups within the homeless population. Homeless youth face impaired access to health and social services. They are often left unsupported and lack social and familial support or relationships with service providers. Homeless youth left unsupported frequently sink into a cycle of homelessness that …