Psychiatry related information on Homeless Youth

• This study measured symptoms of depression, low self-esteem, ADHD, suicidality, self-injurious behavior (SIB), and drug and alcohol use disorder in a sample of homeless youth and young adults living in Hollywood, CA [1].

High impact information on Homeless Youth

• Synthetic compounds such as triexyphenidyl (Artane), benactizine (Asmosterona), dicyclomine (Bentyl) as well as Datura sp. tea were reported as being used by first and second grade students and by street children of several Brazilian cities [2].
• PROBLEM: Large numbers of teenagers become "runaways" and put themselves at risk for physical and emotional harm [3].
• Unduplicated cases (n = 11,841) from the 1997 Runaway/ Homeless Youth Management Information System (RHY MIS) were analyzed [4].
• CONCLUSION: Substance use in street children is associated with unstable homes and maltreatment [5].
• In order to measure urinary level of hippuric acid among Brazilian homeless youth suspected of having inhaled toluene in previous hours, urine samples were voluntarily collected from the youth around two hours after they arrived at an "open-school" in Porto Alegre, Brazil [6].

Associations of Homeless Youth with chemical compounds

• Numerous scientific studies and media stories have reported the widespread use of inhalants, marijuana and cocaine, and Valium among street children [7].

Gene context of Homeless Youth

• Homeless children and their families, Part I: The changing picture [8].
• They ways in which MCH services can respond to the needs of street children are discussed [9].
• A study of 610 street youth aged 13-23 who attended drop-in centers in Hollywood, Calif., reveals that 96% are sexually experienced [10].

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