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Seeking Shelter The Experiences and Unmet Needs of LGBT Homeless Youth Andrew Cray, Katie Miller, and Laura E. Durso September 2013
Contents 1 Introduction and summary 3 Background: Youth homelessness in the United States 9 How did we get here? Drivers of LGBT youth homelessness 14 Experiences of LGBT homeless youth 20 Responding to the needs of LGBT homeless youth 29 Policy recommendations: Strengthening the federal response to LGBT youth homelessness 35 Conclusion 36 About the authors and acknowledgements 37 Endnotes
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Page 37 and 38: possible homelessness. Passing the
Page 39 and 40: About the authors Andrew Cray is a
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