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School Violence and Victimization Among School-Attending Homeless Youth as Compared With Their Non-Homeless Peers

Sun, April 15, 10:35am to 12:05pm, Sheraton New York Times Square, Floor: Second Floor, Metropolitan East Room

Abstract

Research indicates that homeless youths are at higher risk of victimization, yet little is known about school-violence in the context of homeless students. Specifically, research is limited in considering the different subgroups of homeless students, according to the McKinney-Vento Act (non-sheltered, sheltered, doubled-up), and the comparison with non-homeless students. Utilizing a representative sample of the entire State of California (N= 390,028), we conducted bivariate and multivariate analyses to examine differences between the groups in the outcomes of school-discriminatory bullying, school-behavioral victimization and weapon involvement in school. The results highlight that homeless students from all subgroups are at high risk of experiencing school-violence. These findings enhance the need to develop school-based interventions, focused on the different subgroups of homeless students.

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