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Susanna R. Curry

Researcher at California State University, Sacramento

Publications -  22
Citations -  572

Susanna R. Curry is an academic researcher from California State University, Sacramento. The author has contributed to research in topics: Foster care & Aging out. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 21 publications receiving 402 citations. Previous affiliations of Susanna R. Curry include University of California, Los Angeles & University of Chicago.

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Prevalence and Correlates of Youth Homelessness in the United States

TL;DR: The prevalence and incidence of youth homelessness reveal a significant need for prevention and youth-centric systems and services, as well as strategies to address disproportionate risks of certain subpopulations.
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Housing and Social Support for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care: State of the Research Literature and Directions for Future Inquiry

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that in policy and practice regarding emancipated foster youth there is a central tension between the goal of self-sufficiency and the practical need to maintain and create supportive social connections.
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Youth Homelessness and Vulnerability: How Does Couch Surfing Fit?

TL;DR: The authors found that most youth who report experiencing experiencing homelessness also report couch surfing, and these youth who experience both circumstances present high levels of socioeconomic vulnerability, some of which likely include need for services.
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“They Lay Down the Foundation and then They Leave Room for Us to Build the House”: A Visual Qualitative Exploration of Young Adults' Experiences of Transitional Housing

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used photo elicitation interviewing to investigate how young people who have aged out of foster care visually and verbally narrate their journeys through transitional housing programs in Los Angeles County.
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Substance use behaviors by parents and the decision to substantiate child physical abuse and neglect by caseworkers

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined whether caseworkers factor marijuana and opioid use, including whether or not the drug was medically prescribed, into substantiation decisions, and found that any drug use was related to higher odds of substantiating neglect.