Kristin Zettlemoyer
Church of Jeff
Possumantha@jeffowski yeah each person is a whole entire person.
Ypanocayo@jeffowski this is extremely eye opening for me. Is there an official source I can consult? I would like to read more
@jeffowski thanks, I also found this one. Gonna read both. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5644395/
Homelessness and Aging Out of Foster Care: A National Comparison of Child Welfare-Involved Adolescents
The present study represents the first large-scale, prospective comparison to test whether aging out of foster care contributes to homelessness risk in emerging adulthood. A nationally representative sample of adolescents investigated by the child ...
Ryan Peters@ypanocayo @jeffowski i too had no idea and this makes a lot of sense, sadly. This changes my perspective a bit too, admittedly.
David Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)@jeffowski Even if you didn’t move back with your parents. I never did, but some of the risks I’ve taken in my career such as going freelance straight out of university would not have been possible without that safety net existing and knowing that I had a plan B if it turned out to be a disastrous choice.
Joe Stewart@jeffowski @Acronymesis
I went looking for sources for the 50% assertion. This one seems the most legit:
https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301455
Chris@jeffowski another crazy thing is that half of homeless people have jobs
(2021 study, University of Chicago: https://endhomelessness.org/blog/employed-and-experiencing-homelessness-what-the-numbers-show/)
(2021 study, University of Chicago: https://endhomelessness.org/blog/employed-and-experiencing-homelessness-what-the-numbers-show/)
