Sexual and Reproductive Health Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Research BriefSep 29, 2025

This infographic and data summary summarizes existing data about sexual and reproductive health among youth who have experienced homelessness.  

The infographic visualizes key takeaways about youths’ sexual and reproductive health across five domains: (1) sexual activity, (2) condom and contraceptive use, (4) intimate partner and sexual violence, (5) pregnancy and parenting, and (6) sex trade and sex trafficking. 

The data summary describes the available data, provides high-level takeaways about the data, and includes links to additional information to enhance practice.


Suggested Citations

Griffin, A.M., Rivas-Koehl, D., Rivas-Koehl, M., Rust, K. V., Beckwith, S., Naylon, K., & DeCoursey, J. (2025). Sexual and reproductive health among youth experiencing homelessness [Infographic]. Child Trends.

Griffin, A.M., Rivas-Koehl, M., Rust, K. V., Beckwith, S., Naylon, K., Scott, M. E., & DeCoursey, J. (2025). Sexual and reproductive health among youth experiencing homelessness [Data summary]. Child Trends.

This resource was created by Activate, a research-to-practice translation center bringing adolescent sexual and reproductive health research to youth-supporting professionals. Activate is a partnership between Child Trends and Chapin Hall.

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