| This bill establishes the Department of Human Services as the |
agency responsible for studying, planning for and creating |
services for runaway and homeless youth. The services will seek |
to address needs of youth who are without families, who may be |
exploited, who suffer greater health, mental health and |
educational problems than the general population and who have |
less access to appropriate services. The bill seeks to develop a |
system of coordinated services for runaway and homeless youth |
through street outreach, emergency shelters and transitional |
living programs. The bill involves the Interagency Task Force on |
Homelessness and Housing Opportunities in these efforts. |