http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/taxonomy/term/901 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/node/536 <p>Newly homeless youth are likelier to engage in risky sexual behavior if they stay in nonfamily settings — such as friends&#39; homes, abandoned buildings or the streets — because they lack supervision and social support, a new <a href="http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/risky-sexual-behavior-among-newly-40087.aspx" target="_blank">UCLA AIDS Institute study has found</a> .</p><p>While the study may be iluminating to those who work in fields of support and intervention, but I think it just reaffirms what we all (should) know: Parental supervision and support is essential in keeping children safe.</p><p>Also noted in the report, was this: </p><blockquote>The researchers also found that, in general, U.S.-born or foreign-born Latinas were less likely to engage in sex with multiple partners than were females of other races and ethnicities.</blockquote><p> So much for the hot-Latina stereotypes, hmm? </p><p><a href="http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/node/536">read more</a></p> http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/node/536#comments homeless parenting runaways sexuality studies Teens youth Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:00:28 -0800 Gracie 536 at http://sexinthepublicsquare.org