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3021.0
Homeless Youth: A Population at Risk for Substance Use (A collaborative session between ATOD and CoH)

Monday, November 2, 2015: 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Oral
Session Objectives: Identify the impact of network structure on substance use among homeless former foster youth. Compare the relative effects of social connectedness and self-efficacy in buffering homeless youth from common adverse mental health outcomes, including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and substance use disorder. Describe the association between mental health problems and perceived stress and substance use among homeless youth. Identify the association between practicing exchange sex with use of specific drugs.
Organizer:
Claudia Davidson, MPH
Moderator:
Stephen Metraux, PhD

8:30am
Exploring the Impact of Network Structure on Substance Use Among Homeless Former Foster Youth   

Eric Rice, PhD and Amanda Yoshioka-Maxwell, MSW
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
8:50am
Social Connectedness, Self-Efficacy, and Mental Health Outcomes Among Homeless Youth: Prioritizing Approaches to Service Provision   

Stephanie Begun, PhD Candidate, MSW, Samantha Brown, PhD, Kimberly Bender, PhD, Anamika Barman-Adhikari, PhD, Sanna Thompson, PhD and Kristin Ferguson, PhD
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
9:10am
Mental health problems, stress, and substance use among homeless youth   

Sarah Narendorf, PhD, Diane Santa Maria, DrPH, MSN, RN and Matthew Cross, MA
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
9:30am
Associations Between Exchange Sex and Substance Use among a sample of Homeless Youth in Los Angeles   

Catherine M. Branson, MPH
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
  

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Caucus on Homelessness
Endorsed by: Injury Control and Emergency Health Services, Socialist Caucus, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs, APHA-Committee on Women's Rights

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

See more of: Caucus on Homelessness