Level of street involvement and health and health services use of Calgary street youth.

Objectives: To examine differences in health risks, health outcomes and health services use of Calgary street-involved youth by level of street involvement to inform services planning.

Method: 355 street-involved youth (61% male, 26% Aboriginal) completed surveys at a variety of outdoor and agency locations: 46% currently lived on the street, 33% had lived on the street in the past, and 20% were street-involved but had not lived on the street. Odds Ratios (OR) adjusted for sex, ethnocultural group, and age group were calculated for each health/health risk and health service factor by level of street involvement.