Mental Health and Emerging Adulthood among Homeless Young People

"Based on three monthly interviews over three years, the book expertly charts the psychological developments of its subjects and the experiences which shaped their behaviour. It shows, too, how their gradual habituation to street life creates a barrier to conventional adult life." -- Young Minds Magazine "One area lacking in the literature was the use of longitudinal studies with homeless youths. Whitbeck's book ... fills this gap in the literature. ... Whitbeck's work is thorough and provides a clear picture of developmental and mental health issues among homeless teens. ... I highly recommend this volume to those dedicated to working with homeless teens." -- Stephanie L. Brooke in PsycCRITIQUES "A ground-breaking longitudinal study... students would find it fascinating... it would be adopted in sociology, social work, and psychology courses at the graduate and undergraduate level. It would also be valuable to researchers, agency workers and policy experts... an important part of any scholar's knowledge on adolescence and emerging adulthood." -- Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Clark University, USA "The results are compelling, and, at times, very surprising...The data ... underscores ... the extent of mental health and substance abuse problems among homeless and runaway adolescents [and] the ... long-term consequences... It is ... likely to become a text for courses on the homeless...It should be of much interest to researchers ... human service workers, mental health providers, law enforcement, juvenile justice personnel, policy makers and legislators." -- Luis A. Vargas, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, UK "The design of the study ... is simply unique...I am deeply impressed with the breadth of coverage ...This title may be used... at both the (upper) undergraduate and graduate level ...in courses on sociology, social work, and psychology." -- Luc Goossens, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium