Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine Resources

Resource Library

These are resources created by the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine staff and partners. Click to browse the following categories:

HIV

•  Linkage to Care for Youth: Lessons Learned from Project SMILE (PDF)
  A resource for HIV service providers that translates research to practice and shares linkage to care best practices for agencies, communities, and health departments. Published in 2013.

• HIV Prevention at the Structural Level: Defining Structural Change (PDF)
  A resource for HIV service providers and community planners to identify different levels of structural changes that can be implemented for HIV prevention. Published in 2012.

• HIV Prevention at the Structural Level: Social Determinants of Health and HIV (PDF)
  A resource for HIV service providers and community planners to articulate factors that impact HIV risk beyond the individual level. Published in 2012.

• Knowing Your Options: Setting Yourself Up for a Healthy Future! (PDF) 
  A brochure for newly-diagnosed HIV+ youth in California. Also available for AZ, ID, NV, OR. Please inquire for other states. Published in 2012.

• Entiendo Tus Opciones: ¡Preparate Para Un Futuro Sano! (PDF)
  Un folleto para jóvenes recién diagnosticados con VIH en California. Published in 2012.

Homeless Youth

• Hollywood Homeless Youth Point-in-Time Estimate Project: An Innovative Method for Enumerating Unaccompanied Homeless Youth (PDF)
  ​A research brief on a pilot project by the University of Southern California and the Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership (HHYP) for conducting a census of unaccompanied homeless youth. Published in 2013 by HHYP.

• Towards a National Housing Strategy for Homeless Youth (PDF)
  A policy brief that is part of a series developed to advance policy and practice recommendations focused on prevention and ending youth homelessness. Published in 2013 by the Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership.

• Measuring Success in Housing Programs for Homeless Youth: The Need for Youth-Specific Performance Measures (PDF)
  A policy brief that is part of a series developed to advance policy and practice recommendations focused on prevention and ending youth homelessness. Published in 2013 by the Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership.

Intimate Partner Violence

• Like & Love: A Guy’s Guide to Healthy Relationships (PDF)
  A brochure for young gay men. Published in 2012.

• Addressing Intimate Partner Abuse in Runaway and Homeless Youth: A Practical Guide for Service Providers (PDF)
  A guide for creating safer environments for youth and increasing staff skills in understanding and responding to intimate partner abuse. Published in 2010 by the Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership.

Trauma

• Trauma Transformation Framework for Agencies Serving Youth Experiencing Homelessness (PDF)
  ​A diagram that illustrates Attachment, Self-Regulation, & Competency (ARC) and the foundation needed at an agency level to implement this intervention. Published in 2012 by the Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership.

• Secondary Traumatic Stress Prevention for Service Providers Working with Youth Experiencing Homelessness (PDF)
  A diagram that illustrates Attachment, Self-Regulation, & Competency (ARC) and the foundation needed by service providers to implement this intervention. Published in 2012 by the Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership.

• A Guide to Suicide Assessment and Prevention for Youth Experiencing Homelessness (PDF)
  A resource containing five action steps for direct staff at agencies working with homeless youth to recognize warning signs for suicide. Published in 2012 by the Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership.

• Trauma Informed Consequences (TICs) for Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Putting Theory into Practice (PDF)
  A resource that describes the difference between punishment and trauma-informed consequences and includes examples of scenarios to help agency staff respond better to common situations. Published in 2010 by the Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership.

• The ARC Framework for Runaway and Homeless Youth Serving Agencies (PDF)
  A resource that provides the conceptual framework and core principles of Attachment, Self-Regulation, & Competency (ARC) intervention for working with youth who have experienced multiple and/or prolonged traumas. Published in 2009 by the Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership.

• Trauma Informed Consequences for Homeless Youth (PDF)
  A guide to making service agencies’ rules and consequences more trauma-informed and supportive of homeless youth. Published in 2009 by the Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership.

• Psychological First Aid for Youth Experiencing Homelessness (PDF)
  A resource designed to provide a framework and a model for intervention by direct care staff working at agencies serving homeless youth so that staff can better understand and address the needs of these youth who are often impacted by trauma. Published in 2009 by the Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership.

• 10 Reasons for Integrating Trauma-Informed Approaches in Programs for Runaway and Homeless Youth (PDF)
  A single-page resource describing 10 reasons why trauma-informed approaches are needed. Published in 2009 by the Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership.

• Trauma Among Homeless Youth (PDF)
  This brief describes the types of trauma experienced by runaway and homeless youth and related consequences of trauma and homelessness. Published in 2007 by The National Child Traumatic Stress Network.