Improving access to housing and supportive services for runaway and homeless youth: Reducing vulnerability to human trafficking in New York City
Improving access to housing and supportive services for runaway and homeless youth: Reducing vulnerability to human trafficking in New York City
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10.1080/24725854.2022.2120223
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发表时间：
2022-01
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2.6
通讯作者：
Yaren Bilge Kaya;K. Maass;Geri L. Dimas;R. Konrad;Andrew C. Trapp;Meredith Dank
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作者：
Yaren Bilge Kaya;K. Maass;Geri L. Dimas;R. Konrad;Andrew C. Trapp;Meredith Dank
最近的估计表明，在美国有超过一百万的离家出走和无家可归的青年和年轻人（RHY）。遭受创伤、暴力和药物滥用，再加上缺乏社区支持服务，使无家可归的青年面临被剥削和贩运的高风险。虽然获得安全住房和支持性服务，如身心保健，是对青少年易受贩运的有效回应，但在大多数美国社区，无家可归的青年人数超过了现有住房资源的能力。我们采用了一种以数据为导向的系统方法来预测服务提供商所需的集体能力，以充分满足纽约市RHY的需求，包括那些最有可能被贩运的人。我们的方法涉及一个整数线性规划模型，该模型扩展了多维背包问题，并通过与关键利益相关者的合作关系获得信息。数学模型考虑了随时间变化的分配和能力扩展，同时考虑了随机的青年抵达和停留时间、定期提供的服务以及服务提供的时间窗口。我们的RHY和服务提供者为中心的方法是一个重要的一步，以满足实际的，而不是假设的，弱势青年的生存需要。
Abstract Recent estimates indicate that there are over a million runaway and homeless youth and young adults (RHY) in the United States (US). Exposure to trauma, violence, and substance abuse, coupled with a lack of community support services, puts homeless youth at high risk of being exploited and trafficked. Although access to safe housing and supportive services such as physical and mental healthcare is an effective response to the vulnerability of RHY towards being trafficked, the number of youth experiencing homelessness exceeds the capacity of available housing resources in most US communities. We undertake a RHY-informed, systematic, and data-driven approach to project the collective capacity required by service providers to adequately meet the needs of RHY in New York City, including those most at risk of being trafficked. Our approach involves an integer linear programming model that extends the multiple multidimensional knapsack problem and is informed by partnerships with key stakeholders. The mathematical model allows for time-dependent allocation and capacity expansion, while incorporating stochastic youth arrivals and length of stays, services provided in a periodic fashion, and service delivery time windows. Our RHY and service provider-centered approach is an important step toward meeting the actual, rather than presumed, survival needs of vulnerable youth.