BLACK YOUTH PROJECT - BLACK HOMELESS YOUTH DON'T CALL THEMSELVES HOMELESS OR REACH OUT FOR SERVICES - THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE

HOMELESS BLACK YOUTH LARGELY INVISIBLE TO SERVICE PROVIDERS - link to article at BLACK YOUTH PROJECT

NEW AMERICAN MEDIA ..." African American youth are less likely to call themselves “homeless,” even when they do not know where they will be sleeping from one day to the next. Those surveyed used the term “couch surfing” instead, and many said they stay with a different family member or friend each night. Other survival strategies included walking the streets, or napping on buses or at fast food restaurants, according to the report..."