Aboriginal Youth Talk About Structural Determinants as the Causes of Their Homelessness1-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Aboriginal Youth Talk About Structural Determinants as the Causes of Their Homelessness1

Published:2020-08-31 Issue:1 Volume:14 Page:94-108
ISSN:2293-6610
Container-title:First Peoples Child & Family Review
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Author:

Baskin2 Cyndy¹

Affiliation:

1. Ph.D., Associate Professor, Ryerson University, School of Social Work, Ontario, Canada

Abstract

This article explores structural determinants as possible causes of the homelessness of Aboriginal youth in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It includes a brief literature review and provides some of the findings of a recent research project, which implemented an Aboriginal research methodology with homeless youth in Toronto. These findings point to a strong link between Aboriginal children growing up in poverty and involvement in child welfare and becoming homeless as a youth. Suggestions for positive change at the policy-level are offered in order to prevent the next generation of Aboriginal children growing up to become homeless youth.

Publisher

Consortium Erudit

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