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youth homelessness  

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  • Homeless youth are generally defined as persons unaccompanied by an adult caregiver for extended periods of time and generally under the age of 21. This term encompasses a variety of unaccompanied youth such as runaways and throwaways. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Homelessness, Youth]

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