Sec. 3. Findings
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Section 302 ( 34 U.S.C. 11201 ) is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking share of, serious health, behavioral, and emotional problems and inserting share of, trauma, serious health, behavioral, social, and emotional problems, and substance use disorder ; in paragraph (2), by inserting socially, age, gender, developmentally, culturally and before linguistically appropriate ; by redesignating paragraphs
(3)through (6), as paragraphs
(4)through (7), respectively; by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: research has documented that youth experience homelessness as fluid, such that many youth experience 2 to 3 different types of homelessness, including couch surfing, emergency shelters, and staying on the streets; ; in paragraph (4)(C), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by striking social contribution and inserting self-advocacy ; in paragraph (4)(E), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by inserting and peer before relationships ; in paragraph (5), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by striking outside the welfare system and the law enforcement system and inserting , in collaboration with public assistance systems, the law enforcement system, and the child welfare system ; in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (3)— by inserting a safe place to live, connection to caring adults, and after youth need ; and by striking and at the end; in paragraph (7), as redesignated by paragraph (3)— by striking between the Federal programs that serve runaway and homeless youth are and inserting at the Federal level is ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: runaway and homeless youth are at a high risk of substance use disorder and becoming victims of sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in persons, and sex trafficking; research has shown that— the prevalence of homelessness among youth and young adults is similar in rural and urban communities; and runaway and homeless youth programs, such as those funded under this Act, are integral services that every community, regardless of size, should provide; and runaway and homeless youth programs provide expert adolescent services and are integral community partners for the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. .
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