Social Stigma and Homeless Youth
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Correlates of psychological functioning of homeless youth in Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND Research on homeless youth has shown that this population is at high risk for various mental health problems. Previous studies conducted among homeless young adults in Ghana have focused primarily on economic, social and cultural causes of homelessness, their engagement in risky sexual behaviours and the prevalence of STI including HIV/AIDS. We are therefore not fully informed of the...
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