Research :: Health Care for Homeless Youth: Policy Options for Improving Access

This issue brief, developed by the Center for Adolescent Health & the Law, presents an overview of the health care issues faced by homeless adolescents and young adults.

TOPIC(S)

Adolescents, Health Care, Medicaid, Policy, Special Populations, Young Adults

DATE POSTED

February 11, 2009

AUTHOR(S)

M Halley, A English

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