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Recent literature documents the widespread problem of youth homelessness, particularly among marginalized groups such as LGBTQ youth and youth of color. The dominant response to this social problem has been reactionary – the focus of policy, funding and service provision has historically been on providing emergency services once a young person is already homeless. Little is known about existing efforts to prevent homelessness among youth.

The purpose of this exploratory study is to examine youth homelessness prevention efforts in the United States, including what services are being offered, how service providers define prevention, the perceived effectiveness of prevention services, and barriers to offering homelessness prevention services to youth.