Primary Sources: Do Emergency Shelters Promote Positive Development for Homeless Youth?

"Biggest takeaways for youth workers: Though this study is small, it suggests that the supportive, structured atmosphere of emergency shelters can make a difference in runaway and homeless youths' self-perceptions, their relationships with others and their well-being...."

http://ncfy.acf.hhs.gov/the-beat/2013/04/pyd-at-shelters