Table 2 Baseline employment status, service needs, and housing stability
Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
Current employment status | |
Work 40 + hours a week | 3 (14.3%) |
Work fewer than 40 h a week | 5 (23.8%) |
Unemployed (actively seeking work) | 12 (57.1%) |
Unemployed (not actively seeking work) | 1 (4.8%) |
Have been arrested as a juvenile | 7 (33.3%) |
Have been arrested as an adult | 12 (57.1%) |
Have received psychiatric diagnosis from a mental health professional | 13 (61.9%) |
Have tried to kill yourself, attempt suicide, or placed yourself in life-threatening situations | 6 (28.6%) |
How many times have you attempted suicide [Mean (SD)] | 2.60 (1.67) |
Abuse history—as victim | |
Sexual abuse | 9 (42.9%) |
Physical abuse | 11 (52.4%) |
Verbal abuse | 12 (57.1%) |
Homeless experience | |
Placed in a foster home | 9 (42.9%) |
Placed in a group home | 5 (23.8%) |
A ward of the state | 6 (28.6%) |
In a homeless shelter overnight | 3 (14.3%) |
How many nights did you stay (in previous year) [Mean (SD)] | |
In your stable housing (paying rent) | 2.86 (13.09) |
With family members in their home | 38.05 (59.52) |
With friends in their home | 27.10 (46.74) |
With romantic partner in their home | 2.86 (7.68) |
In a shelter or mission | 17.00 (50.71) |
In abandoned building or as a squat | 6.90 (27.21) |
In jail | 0.50 (2.23) |
Someplace indoors, such as a bus or a train station | 0.10 (0.30) |
In a homeless camp | 80.71 (145.06) |
Someplace outdoors, such as on the street, or in a park or alley | 26.00 (74.26) |
In a residential treatment program | 0.05 (0.22) |
Drop -In Center | 106.76 (134.53) |
Any place hasn’t mentioned | 6.89 (28.51) |