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Introducing the 2022 State Index on Youth Homelessness

The State Index on Youth Homelessness ranks and scores laws and policies related to preventing and addressing youth homelessness in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

2023 Policy Priorities

Improve state level coordination of services for unhoused youth

Reduce unhoused youth interactions with the juvenile and criminal legal system

Advance access to higher education for unhoused youth

Improve state-level enforcement of federal nondiscrimination policies for unhoused LGBTQ youth to ensure culturally competent services free of harassment and abuse

Does your state make the grade?

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Blue Abstract

Blue Abstract

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2019-NYFH-Orisis-Azia

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Blue Abstract

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2019-NYFH-Corey

Orange Abstract

Orange Abstract

What's included in the State Index?

LAWS AND POLICIES

Includes answers to these questions and more:​

  • Can minors sign legal contracts?

  • Is running away a crime?

  • Is there support for students experiencing homelessness to go to college?

  • Are services for youth experiencing homelessness licensed and funded?

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SYSTEMS

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Includes answers to these questions and more:​

  • Does my state have a plan to end homelessness? Does it include youth?

  • Can minors get a state-issued ID without parental consent?

  • Does my state have an interagency council on homelessness?

ENVIRONMENT

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Includes answers to these questions and more:​

  • Are LGTBQ+ youth protected from discrimination in runaway and homeless youth programs?

  • Will staff there be trained to support them?

  • Has my governor set a goal of ending youth homelessness?

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