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. 2006 May;38(5):624-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.10.009.

Service utilization and the life cycle of youth homelessness

Jennifer L Carlson  1 , Eiko Sugano, Susan G Millstein, Colette L Auerswald
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Service utilization and the life cycle of youth homelessness

Jennifer L Carlson et al. J Adolesc Health. 2006 May.

Abstract

The study sought to describe service utilization patterns of homeless youth based on their life cycle stage. Ninety-nine percent of participants accessed services. Medical service utilization was highest among youth who were attempting to leave the street. Drug-related service utilization was lowest among youth most entrenched in street life.

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