Promising Practices for Health Centers: Serving Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Preventing and ending homelessness among youth is currently a national focus and local priority in communities across the country. Health centers play a key role, both in connecting this population to housing and providing needed health services for this vulnerable population.This Profiles Bridging Health & Housing features Hennepin County, Public Health, Minnesota & Outside In, Portland, Oregon

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