Journal article
Life-course predictors of homelessness from adolescence into adulthood: A population-based cohort study
JA Heerde, JA Bailey, AB Kelly, BJ McMorris, GC Patton, JW Toumbourou
Journal of Adolescence | WILEY | Published : 2021
Abstract
Introduction: Internationally, the prevalence of young adult homelessness is concerning. Few data on life-course predictors from longitudinal studies exist, limiting our capacity to inform prevention strategies at the population-level. Methods: Data were drawn from a state representative population-based sample of young adults from Victoria, Australia participating in the International Youth Development Study (IYDS; N = 927, 54% female). Participants were recruited in state-representative secondary school samples at Grade 7 (age 13, 2002), with follow-up in Grades 9 (age 15) and 11 (age 17) and at ages 21, 23 and 25. Using longitudinal path modelling, we conducted a series of analyses testin..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Dr. Heerde is supported by a University of Melbourne-Melbourne Research Fellowship. Her early work on this article was sup-ported by the Westpac Scholars Trust (Research Fellowship) . Professor Patton is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Principal Research Fellowship. The IYDS was supported in part by grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA012140) , the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (R01AA017188) , the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC; 491241, 594793 and 1047902) and the Australian Research Council (DP109574, DPO663371 and DPO877359) . The funding agencies did not have any involvement in the analysis and interpretation of data, the writing of the article or the decision to submit the article for publication. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the sponsors.