youth homelessness
Unhoused young people
Youth homelessness refers to young people—typically those under 25—who lack stable, permanent housing.
This includes teenagers and young adults living on the streets, in shelters, couch-surfing between friends' homes, or staying in other precarious arrangements.
The causes often differ from adult homelessness: family conflict, aging out of foster care, or fleeing abuse.
The city opened a new shelter specifically addressing youth homelessness.
- family conflictDisagreement between relatives
- family breakdownCollapse of household bonds
- sheltersPlaces offering protection
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- povertySevere lack of resources
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