Mental Health and Emerging Adulthood Among Homeless Young People

by Les B. Whitbeck

Book Overview

What happens to homeless and runaway adolescents when they become adults? This is the first study that follows homeless youth into young adulthood and reviews the mental health consequences of runaway episodes and street life. The adolescents were interviewed every three months for three years from their mid teens to their early twenties. The study documents the psychological consequences associated with becoming adults when missing the critical developmental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841697524
• ISBN13: 9781841697529
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"