Research on young people experiencing homelessness often emphasizes the role of abuse, neglect, and rejection from guardians in the process of pushing or forcing young people out of the home. More recently, the research has begun to pay attention to how parents and other family members can remain a part of a young person’s network throughout their homelessness trajectory. Nevertheless, within this literature, questions remain about the impact of ongoing family dynamics on youths’ potential pathways through homelessness. This paper aims to focus on one type of family dynamic in particular, that of the young caregiver experiencing homelessness. The analysis uses interviews with five young people with histories of young caring and homelessness to stimulate future research on how youthful caregiving intersects with the experience of housing instability and youth homelessness. The paper focuses on three main themes: insights into the nature of the family dynamic and the caregiving relationship, discussions about the burden associated with the care relationship, and themes about resilience.

对无家可归的年轻人的研究往往强调在推动或强迫年轻人离开家的过程中，监护人的虐待、忽视和拒绝所起的作用。最近，该研究开始关注父母和其他家庭成员如何在年轻人的无家可归过程中保持其网络的一部分。然而，在这些文献中，关于持续的家庭动态对青年无家可归的潜在途径的影响仍然存在疑问。本文旨在特别关注一种家庭动态，即经历无家可归的年轻看护人的家庭动态。该分析通过对五名有照顾年轻人和无家可归历史的年轻人的采访来激发未来的研究，以了解年轻人的照顾如何与住房不稳定和青年无家可归的经历相交。该论文侧重于三个主要主题：对家庭动态和照料关系本质的洞察、对与照料关系相关的负担的讨论，以及关于复原力的主题。