Homeless youth are 7 times as likely to die from AIDS and 16 times as likely to be diagnosed with HIV as the general youth population.
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Runaway and Homeless Youth (April 29, 2008)
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Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) chairs a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on runaways and homeless youth. Sen. Leahy will be working toward introducing the necessary legislation to reauthorize the grant programs under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. Testifying before the committee are actor/activist Djimon Hounsou, and family and youth services executives.

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