Date: Sunday, August 10

Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM

THEMATIC

Session 079: Youth in Crisis
Room: Kimball Room

Sponsor: Family, Aging, and Youth

Organizer &

Presider: Rin Ferraro, The University of Oklahoma

Description: 

This session explores the needs, perspectives, and experiences of youth experiencing a variety of crises and challenges.

Papers:

“Cumulative Effects of Household and Residential Instability on Adolescent Parenting: Evidence from Norway,” Anna Maria Santiago, Michigan State University and Kristin Aarland, Oslo Metropolitan University

“Examining Future Orientations of Youth Involved in the Child Welfare System,” Rin Ferraro, The University of Oklahoma

“Family Related Correlates of Risky Sexual Behaviors of Undergraduate Male Adolescents in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria,” Macellina Yinyinade Ijadunola, Obafemi Awolowo University

“University Students’ Perspectives on Dating Violence in Turkey,” Fatime Güneş, Anadolu University

“Unsafe, Excluded, and Different: Youth with IDD Experiencing Homelessness in the Classroom,” Christina R. Luzius-Vanin, Ann Fudge Schormans, Bridget Marsdin and Stephanie Baker Collins, McMaster University

“Youth Homelessness in Utah: Needs Assessment of the Mountain Lands and Balance of State Continuums of Care (CoCs),” Danielle Littman and Denae J. Cook, University of Utah

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