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The aim is to highlight how youth homelessness amplifies mental health and substance use disorders among adolescents and young adults.

July 6, 2026Open Access

Crossing the divides: integrated services for youth at risk of homelessness

Key Points

The aim is to highlight how youth homelessness amplifies mental health and substance use disorders among adolescents and young adults.
Analyze the links between youth homelessness and mental health
Discuss fragmented systems of care
Propose stronger integration of services across various sectors
Youth homelessness is associated with increased rates of mental health and substance use disorders
Current care systems are fragmented and insufficient
Stronger integration among health centers, shelters, and schools is necessary for effective support

Abstract

Youth mental health has been declared a public health emergency in New York State and New York City, reflecting increasing rates of depression, anxiety, suicidality, and substance use among adolescents and young adults (AYAs).1 Within this broader crisis, youth homelessness is linked to comorbid mental health and substance use disorders (MH–SUD) that remain poorly served by fragmented systems of care.2–4 We argue that homelessness functions as a structural risk amplifier for MH–SUD among AYAs and that addressing youth mental health requires stronger integration across federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), shelters, schools, and crisis-response systems.

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Kumar et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4b453d997070ff83b5b0a4 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2026.101556

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