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Health Care Needs of Homeless and Runaway Youths
Council on Scientific Affairs
JAMA. 1989;262(10):1358-1361.
Abstract
Large numbers of homeless adolescents can be found in this country, with estimates of their numbers ranging from 500 000 to more than 2 million. Some are runaways while others are involuntarily without shelter, often having been forced out of their homes. Most receive no help from social service agencies and their lack of skills forces them into a marginal existence, leaving them vulnerable to abuse and victimization. Health problems are numerous and health care is generally inadequate for several reasons, including a lack of treatment facilities, the behavior of the adolescents themselves, the ability of providers to deal with such youths, and the questionable legal status of homeless adolescents. The Council on Scientific Affairs urges that reliable and up-to-date data on the extent of homelessness among adolescents and the nature of their needs be generated and that guidelines for the medical care of such youths be developed.
(JAMA. 1989;262:1358-1361)
Author Affiliations
From the Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association, Chicago, Ill.
Footnotes
This report was presented to the AMA House of Delegates in December 1988, as a policy report of the Council on Scientific Affairs.
This report is not intended to be construed or to serve as a standard of medical care. Standards of medical care are determined on the basis of all of the facts and circumstances involved in an individual case and are subject to change as scientific knowledge and technology advance and patterns of practice evolve. This report reflects the views of scientific literature as of November 1988.
Reprint requests to Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association, 535 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60610 (William R. Hendee, PhD).
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