Homeless Street Youth: Personal Strengths and External Resources
FCS2281, a 3-page fact sheet by Jing Zhang and Kate Fogarty, offers a fresh perspective on homeless youth. While these youth are often viewed as deviant and low in self-control, recent research finds that they have numerous strengths and efficiently use various resources to their advantage. The publ...
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| Language: | English |
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The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2007-11-01
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| Series: | EDIS |
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| Online Access: | https://ojs.test.flvc.org/edis/article/view/117065 |
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| Summary: | FCS2281, a 3-page fact sheet by Jing Zhang and Kate Fogarty, offers a fresh perspective on homeless youth. While these youth are often viewed as deviant and low in self-control, recent research finds that they have numerous strengths and efficiently use various resources to their advantage. The publication advocates taking a strengths-based (rather than problem-based) perspective when helping these youth. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, October 2007.
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| ISSN: | 2576-0009 |