An Ecological Systems Comparison Between Homeless Sexual Minority Youths

Maurice N. Gattis, MSSW, PhD is an assistant professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Social Work. He wrote the article An Ecological Systems Comparison Between Homeless Sexual Minority Youths and Homeless Heterosexual Youths. Gattis (2013) explored the risk and outcomes of homeless sexual minority youths to heterosexual homeless youths during several life stressor and activities. The research was conducted in Toronto, Canada from September 9, 2009 to November 24, 2009. The purpose of the study was to learn what interventions might help these populations at the micro, meso, and macro level. The outcome of the study shows that sexual minority youths are at a greater risk on each level than their counterparts. To gather data Gattis