• J Urban Health · Oct 2014

    Residential trajectories of street youth-the Montréal Cohort Study.

    • Élise Roy, Marie Robert, Louise Fournier, Éric Vaillancourt, Jill Vandermeerschen, and Jean-François Boivin.
    • Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Longueuil, Québec, Canada, elise.roy@usherbrooke.ca.
    • J Urban Health. 2014 Oct 1; 91 (5): 101910311019-31.

    AbstractLittle is known about the course of homelessness among youth between the ages of 18 and 25 despite the many characteristics distinguishing them from adolescents and from older street-involved populations. We examined the residential trajectories of homeless young adults in Montréal over a 21-month period and identified determinants of various trajectory profiles. The 365 study participants (79 % men, mean age 21.9 years) were followed for an average of 515 days (range 81-630 days). We assessed housing status with a questionnaire based on the residential follow-back calendar designed by the New Hampshire Dartmouth Research Center. Using latent growth analysis to examine achievement of residential stability over time, we observed three different trajectories: group 1 presented a low probability of housing throughout the entire study period; group 2 showed a high probability of early and stable housing; group 3 displayed a fluctuating pattern. Protective correlates of residential stability included high school education, birth in Canada, and presence of mental health problems. Drug abuse or dependence was associated with a decreased probability of housing.

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