The Springfield News Leader front page article on homeless youth is based on research conducted by Tim Knapp and Adam Bryson from Sociology.
The report showed the number one reason youths are becoming homeless in the Ozarks is because they are kicked out of the family home. This was the number three reason two years ago. Other reasons in the top five included lots of arguments at home, verbal abuse, feeling unsafe at home and physical abuse.
To read the complete article go to: www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2015/06/15/top-reasons-area-youths-homeless-revealed-report/28781485/
The research was conducted by the Center for Social Science and Public Policy Research at Missouri State University in collaboration with The Homeless Youth Subcommittee of the Community Partnership of the Ozarks’ Christian, Greene, and Webster Counties Continuum of Care.
Questionnaires were given to youth at 14 not-for-profit and government agency sites in Springfield. The organizations serve youth who are in need of assistance and, therefore, may have experienced homelessness or may be at risk of becoming homeless.
The full report can be viewed at www.commpartnership.org/homelessyouth.