Los Angeles-Area Youth From Broken Homes at Greater Risk of Homelessness: Report

Published on August 19, 2024

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Young adults in Los Angeles County who come from unstable family situations typically lack education and employment, often have mental health struggles and may have had involvement with the criminal justice system, according to a recent report by the Santa Monica-based RAND Corp. More than one-third of the people age 18 to 25 surveyed by RAND researchers reported involvement with the foster care system, indicating there is a strong association between foster care and housing instability for transition age youth. Despite such barriers, more than 95 percent of survey respondents expressed interest in becoming housed, more than 60 percent were not in school but planned to attend, and nearly one-half were unemployed but actively looking for work, according to the survey....

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