Citation

van der Ploeg JD. Child. Youth Serv. Rev. 1989; 11(1): 45-56.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0190-7409(89)90005-4

PMID

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Abstract

The investigation reported in this article concerns 212 homeless adolescents in Amsterdam, Holland. The results are presented in Five dimensions: negative family backgrounds, long history of professional help, negative experiences at school, few friends, and low self-perception. Homeless youngsters are in high risk situations which make them vulnerable to delinquency, prostitution, addiction, etc. Homelessness -- often underestimated by the authorities as well as by the youngsters themselves -- is a multidimensional problem.