Shelters for houseless youth: a follow-up evaluation
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This article evaluates two shelters for runaway and homeless youth. The authors, focusing on the outcome after the departure of the teenagers, maintain residential stability was low among most of the former shelter residents, and argue post-shelter stability was related to family relationships, length of shelter stay, and manner of departure.
Publication Name: Journal of Adolescence
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0140-1971
Year: 2003
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Brief report: Binge drinking among high-risk male and female adolescents in Israel
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The binge drinking and other alcohol-related problem behavior among high-risk male and female adolescents from alternative schools and programs is studied by collecting data from adolescents from Israel. The findings suggest adolescent binge drinking is associated with a range of problem behavior including alcohol dependence in adulthood.
Publication Name: Journal of Adolescence
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0140-1971
Year: 2006
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Eating attitudes in a diverse sample of Israeli adolescent females: a comparison study
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A study conducted on the eating habits of the Israeli Jewish female adolescents revealed that 19.5% were identified as having abnormal eating attitudes. It was concluded that eating attitude test (EAT) proved useful for screening and identifying at-risk groups in a large adolescent Israeli population.
Publication Name: Journal of Adolescence
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0140-1971
Year: 2005
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