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Relationships Beget Relationships: Why Understanding Attachment Theory is Crucial to Program Design for Homeless Youth
Publication Date: June 2010
Publisher(s): California State Library. California Research Bureau
Author(s): Toni Vaughn Heineman
Series:
Topic: Population and demographics (Children and youth)
Social conditions (Social conditions and problems)
Social conditions (Poverty and homelessness)
Keywords: homeless youth; attachment theory; attachment
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This California Homeless Youth Project Special Topic report explores how attachment theory provides useful insights about why homeless youth don’t easily accept the help and support that adults offer, and answers that help develop policies and programs to successfully address their needs.