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 January 13, 2012
| Time: | Noon-1 p.m. |
| Description: | Dr. Lynn Rew, EDD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, School of Nursing, presents a talk titled "Is the Safety Net Big Enough & Strong Enough for Homeless Youth?"
An estimated 750,000-2 million youth (adolescents and emerging adults) are homeless in the United States, 150,000 of them in Texas. This presentation will address the variety of challenges to the physical and mental health of Texas youth who are homeless and review findings from a recent study of Texas youth who identified challenges and made suggestions for changing policies and providing resources that could serve as a larger and stronger safety net for this vulnerable population. |
| Location: | School of Nursing (NUR) 4.180 |
| URL: | More about this event... |
| Contact: | Phyllis A Harmon | 512-471-9910 |
| Sponsor: | St. David's Center for Health Promotion Research & School of Nursing |
| Admission: | Free |
| Categories: | Colloquium, Everyone, Lifestyle & Community, Politics & International, Sports & Health |
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