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. 2014 Oct;91(5):1019-31.
doi: 10.1007/s11524-013-9860-5.

Residential trajectories of street youth-the Montréal Cohort Study

Élise Roy  1 , Marie Robert, Louise Fournier, Éric Vaillancourt, Jill Vandermeerschen, Jean-François Boivin
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Residential trajectories of street youth-the Montréal Cohort Study

Élise Roy et al. J Urban Health. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

Little is known about the course of homelessness among youth between the ages of 18 and 25 despite the many characteristics distinguishing them from adolescents and from older street-involved populations. We examined the residential trajectories of homeless young adults in Montréal over a 21-month period and identified determinants of various trajectory profiles. The 365 study participants (79 % men, mean age 21.9 years) were followed for an average of 515 days (range 81-630 days). We assessed housing status with a questionnaire based on the residential follow-back calendar designed by the New Hampshire Dartmouth Research Center. Using latent growth analysis to examine achievement of residential stability over time, we observed three different trajectories: group 1 presented a low probability of housing throughout the entire study period; group 2 showed a high probability of early and stable housing; group 3 displayed a fluctuating pattern. Protective correlates of residential stability included high school education, birth in Canada, and presence of mental health problems. Drug abuse or dependence was associated with a decreased probability of housing.

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Life-table probabilities of reaching at least one housed day and 90 housed days, respectively
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Housing trajectories defined on the basis of single days
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Housing trajectories defined on the basis of 90-day intervals
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