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Plus, success stories from California and Michigan CONTACT US SSA WEBINARS SOAR IN YOUR STATE Unaccompanied Youth Brief The SAMHSA SOAR TA Center is proud to announce the release of a NEW issue brief, Connecting Unaccompanied Youth Experiencing Homelessness to Social Security Disability Benefits ! This issue brief, developed by the SAMHSA SOAR TA Center, explores how the SOAR model can be applied to runaway and homeless youth (RHY) to promote access to income and health insurance, facilitate housing stability, and support youth pursing education and vocational goals. The 2019 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Point-in-Time Count found that over 35,000 unaccompanied youth were experiencing sheltered or unsheltered homelessness at a single p...