Homeless, Runaway & Throwaway Youth: Sexual Victimization and the Consequences of Life on the Streets, edited by Janet Anderson, Volume 7, Issue 1 of the Research and Advocacy Digest from the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (October 2004)

This issue focuses on the intersection between sexual victimization and homeless youth, and provides an overview of research on this topic area.

The issue contains the following abstracts:

• Homeless Youth and Their Exposure To and Involvement in Violence While Living on the Streets, Journal of Adolescent Health (1997), 20, 360-367
• Risk Factors for Sexual Victimization Among Male and Female Homeless and Runaway Youth, Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2004) 19(5), 503-520
• The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Later Sexual Victimization Among Runaway Youth, Journal of Research on Adolescence (2001) 11:151-176
• Event History Analysis of Antecedents to Running Away From Home and Being on the Street, American Behavioral Scientist (2001), 45:61-65
• Prevalence and Correlates of Survival Sex Among Runaway and Homeless Youth, American Journal of Public Health (1999), 89(9), 1406-1410
• Challenges Faced by Homeless Sexual Minorities: Comparison of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Homeless Adolescents With Their Heterosexual Counterparts, American Journal of Public Health (2002) 92(5), 773-777
• Self-Mutilation and Homeless Youth: The Role of Family Abuse, Street Experiences, and Mental Disorders, Journal of Research on Adolescence (2003) 13(4), 457-474
• HIV-Risk Behaviors Associated with Homelessness Characteristics in Youth, Journal of Adolescent Health (1999), 25: 344-353
• Predictors of Self-Reported Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Homeless and Runaway Adolescents, Journal of Sex Research, November 2000
• Correlates of Resilience in Homeless Adolescents, Journal of Nursing Scholarship (2001), 33(1), 33-40
• How Runaway and Homeless Youth Navigate Troubled Waters: Personal Strengths   and Resources, Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (April 2000), 17(2), 115-139

• Homeless, Runaway & Throwaway Youth: Sexual Victimization and the Consequences of Life on the Streets