Diverse Profiles of Homeless Young Adults: Implications for Tailored Prevention Strategies—Insights from Belgian Homelessness Counts
Young adults experiencing homelessness face multiple challenges and are often confronted with additional barriers stemming from adverse past experiences. Whereas youth homelessness rates appear to increase across Europe, our knowledge on its nature in Belgium remains limited. Based on recent local p...
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| description | Young adults experiencing homelessness face multiple challenges and are often confronted with additional barriers stemming from adverse past experiences. Whereas youth homelessness rates appear to increase across Europe, our knowledge on its nature in Belgium remains limited. Based on recent local point-in-time counts on homelessness in Belgium (2020–2022) and a focus group (2022) to interpret these results, we examine the profiles of more than 2000 homeless young adults and distinguish between three distinct groups (youth care leavers, Belgians with no care history, and newcomers). Alongside the need for universal prevention, tailored interventions are crucial for each subgroup to address their unique needs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4284af6867d74ee5a0c4e2a22f9a12302025-08-20T01:56:13ZengMDPI AGYouth2673-995X2024-08-01431271128610.3390/youth4030080Diverse Profiles of Homeless Young Adults: Implications for Tailored Prevention Strategies—Insights from Belgian Homelessness CountsEvelien Demaerschalk0Laure-lise Robben1Nana Mertens2Koen Hermans3LUCAS, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumLUCAS, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumLUCAS, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumFaculty of Social Sciences, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumYoung adults experiencing homelessness face multiple challenges and are often confronted with additional barriers stemming from adverse past experiences. Whereas youth homelessness rates appear to increase across Europe, our knowledge on its nature in Belgium remains limited. Based on recent local point-in-time counts on homelessness in Belgium (2020–2022) and a focus group (2022) to interpret these results, we examine the profiles of more than 2000 homeless young adults and distinguish between three distinct groups (youth care leavers, Belgians with no care history, and newcomers). Alongside the need for universal prevention, tailored interventions are crucial for each subgroup to address their unique needs.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-995X/4/3/80homelessnessyoung adultsyouth homelessness prevention |
| spellingShingle | Evelien Demaerschalk Laure-lise Robben Nana Mertens Koen Hermans Diverse Profiles of Homeless Young Adults: Implications for Tailored Prevention Strategies—Insights from Belgian Homelessness Counts Youth homelessness young adults youth homelessness prevention |
| title | Diverse Profiles of Homeless Young Adults: Implications for Tailored Prevention Strategies—Insights from Belgian Homelessness Counts |
| title_full | Diverse Profiles of Homeless Young Adults: Implications for Tailored Prevention Strategies—Insights from Belgian Homelessness Counts |
| title_fullStr | Diverse Profiles of Homeless Young Adults: Implications for Tailored Prevention Strategies—Insights from Belgian Homelessness Counts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diverse Profiles of Homeless Young Adults: Implications for Tailored Prevention Strategies—Insights from Belgian Homelessness Counts |
| title_short | Diverse Profiles of Homeless Young Adults: Implications for Tailored Prevention Strategies—Insights from Belgian Homelessness Counts |
| title_sort | diverse profiles of homeless young adults implications for tailored prevention strategies insights from belgian homelessness counts |
| topic | homelessness young adults youth homelessness prevention |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-995X/4/3/80 |
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