NCJ Number
230357
Date Published
May 2009
Length
58 pages
Annotation
An analysis was conducted on Oregon's legislative investment on runaway and homeless youth.
Abstract
Results of the analysis indicate that the funds invested yielded results for Oregon's runaway and homeless youth at a low per-youth cost compared to the risk of non-intervention. Also, benefits to communities were found in terms of more efficient use of limited resources. It was found prudent to continue investments in the current program. Such an investment will assure that youth in very community have the chance to become healthy young adults. In 2007, to address estimates of 24,000 unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness each year, the Oregon State Legislature appropriated $1 million to the 2007-2009 budget of the Oregon Commission on Children and Families (OCCF) to enhance, expand, or develop services and supports for previously un-served runaway and/or homeless youth. This funding resulted in eight Rollout Sites being established in a range of counties throughout Oregon. With the expectation of funding to increase in future legislations, it was necessary to establish and collect uniform outcome measure to determine the effectiveness of these new Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) initiative services. This report presents results of an analysis conducted on Oregon's investment in the serving of runaway and homeless youth. Figures, tables, and references