The Road to Youth Homelessness

Click here for a discussion of "The Road to Youth Homelessness" infographic  assembled by the National Coalition for the Homeless. ​

"The infographic states that 500,000 unaccompanied youth experience homelessness in the U.S. yearly.  The term ‘unaccompanied youth’ is used to refer to youth who lack parental, foster or institutional care. Approximately half of these youth report that they left their home because of first-hand experiences with physical, sexual and emotional abuse. LGBTQ2 youth are significantly overrepresented in the population, comprising roughly two out of every five youth living in homelessness. The infographic also notes that youth moving out of foster care and criminal justice systems often find themselves without a home."  - Vineeth Sekharan