Being Young and Homeless: Understanding How Youth Enter and Exit Street Life

by Jeff Karabanow

Being Young and Homeless is an intimate portrayal of life on the street from the perspective of young people in Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, and Guatemala City. Jeff Karabanow passionately portrays street youth experiences in various locales, highlighting reasons for entering street life, struggles to survive on the street, encounters with service providers, and for some, the street exiting process. This insightful book is relevant for students and practitioners of social work, sociology, social administration, and public policy.

107 pages, Paperback

First published August 2, 2004

Reviews

[Christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent excellent book. A really compassionate and also heavily researched account of youth homelessness. Uses first hand accounts from Toronto, Montreal, Halifax and Guatemala. Great perspective provided from the eyes of the homeless youth. Includes effective service practices and principles.