@article{ref1,
title="Facilitators and barriers of drop-in center use among homeless youth",
journal="Journal of Adolescent Health",
year="2016",
author="Pedersen, Eric R. and Tucker, Joan S. and Kovalchik, Stephanie A.",
volume="59",
number="2",
pages="144-153",
abstract="Drop-in centers for homeless youth address basic needs for food, hygiene, and clothing but can also provide critical services that address youth's &quot;higher level&quot; needs (e.g., substance use treatment, mental health care, HIV-related programs). Unlike other services that have restrictive rules, drop-in centers typically try to break down barriers and take a &quot;come as you are&quot; approach to engaging youth in services. Given their popularity, drop-in centers represent a promising location to deliver higher level services to youth that may not seek services elsewhere. A better understanding of the individual-level factors (e.g., characteristics of homeless youth) and agency-level factors (e.g., characteristics of staff and environment) that facilitate and impede youth engagement in drop-in centers will help inform research and outreach efforts designed to engage these at-risk youth in services. Thus, the goal of this review was to develop a preliminary conceptual model of drop-in center use by homeless youth. Toward this goal, we reviewed 20 available peer-reviewed articles and reports on the facilitators and barriers of drop-in center usage and consulted broader models of service utilization from both youth and adult studies to inform model development.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-139X",
doi="10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.03.035",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.03.035"
}