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Improving youth mental health through family-based prevention in family homeless shelters

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  • Lynn, Cynthia J.
  • Acri, Mary C.
  • Goldstein, Leah
  • Bannon, William
  • Beharie, Nisha
  • McKay, Mary M.

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This exploratory study examines changes in suicidal ideation among a sample (N=28) of homeless youth, ages 11–14, residing within family shelters in a large metropolitan area. Changes in suicidal ideation from pretest to posttest are compared across two group approaches to delivering HIV prevention. Youth and their families participating in the HOPE Family Program, incorporating a family strengthening approach, are compared to those receiving a traditional health education-only approach. Multivariate analyses reveal that youth in the HOPE Family Program were 13 times more likely to report a decrease of suicidal ideation. These findings indicate that health education programs integrating a family strengthening approach hold promise for positively impacting mental health outcomes for vulnerable youth.

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  • Lynn, Cynthia J. & Acri, Mary C. & Goldstein, Leah & Bannon, William & Beharie, Nisha & McKay, Mary M., 2014. "Improving youth mental health through family-based prevention in family homeless shelters," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 243-248.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:44:y:2014:i:c:p:243-248
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.05.024
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    1. Kevin Yoder & Les Whitbeck & Dan Hoyt, 2008. "Dimensionality of thoughts of death and suicide: evidence from a study of homeless adolescents," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 86(1), pages 83-100, March.
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    1. Rachael McDonnell Murray & Eilis Conroy & Michelle Connolly & Diarmuid Stokes & Kate Frazer & Thilo Kroll, 2021. "Scoping Review: Suicide Specific Intervention Programmes for People Experiencing Homelessness," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(13), pages 1-21, June.

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