Youth Homelessness
There are approximately 1.3 million homeless youth
living unsupervised on any given night
1in 7 people between the ages of 10-18 will run away.
5000 homeless youth die each year as a
result of assault, illness or suicide
48% 826% HH 18x
report significant —_use injection more likely to
alcohol use drugs use crack
cocaine
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Homeless children are 9x more likely to
repeat a grade and are 3x more likely to
be placed in special education programs
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19-50% || homeless youth
Percent with serious
mental illness
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