Temporal effects of distressed housing on early childhood risk factors and kindergarten readiness

Coulton, Claudia J.; Richter, Francisca; Kim, Seok Joo; Fischer, Robert L.; Cho, Youngmin

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.06.017

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“…Physical features of the environment have important implications for children’s health and development (Evans, 2006). A dark, noisy, and cluttered home environment is associated with greater injury risk for toddlers and school-age children (Matheny, 1986; Mott, 1999), and poor housing and home physical environment quality predicted lower school readiness for preschoolers (Bradley, Corwyn, Burchinal, McAdoo, & García Coll, 2001; Coulton, Richter, Kim, Fischer, & Cho, 2016). Economically disadvantaged families generally live in homes and apartments of lower housing quality (Evans, 2006), but few studies have examined the link between neighborhood concentrated disadvantage and children’s home physical environment.…”

Section: The Physical Environment and Learning Environment Of The Hommentioning

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How Does the Neighborhood “Come through the Door?” Concentrated Disadvantage, Residential Instability, and the Home Environment for Preschoolers

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Matthews

2018

American J of Comm Psychol

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Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood is associated with heightened risk for poor school readiness and health outcomes in early childhood, and the home environment is thought to be a primary mechanism by which neighborhood context impacts preschoolers. This study examined the effects of neighborhood concentrated disadvantage and neighborhood residential instability on the home physical environment and home learning environment for preschoolers in economically disadvantaged families (N = 187). Using structural equation modeling, mothers' perceived neighborhood disorder and depressive symptoms were examined as mechanisms by which neighborhood context "comes through the door." Mothers' neighborhood social embeddedness was also explored as a protective factor. Results showed that concentrated disadvantage was negatively associated with the quality of the home physical environment, and residential instability was negatively associated with the quality of the home learning environment. Concentrated disadvantage had an indirect effect on the home learning environment through mothers' perceived neighborhood disorder and depressive symptoms. The effects of concentrated disadvantage on the home environment were buffered by mothers' neighborhood social embeddedness. Study findings advance understanding of socioeconomic- and place-based disparities in developmental outcomes and identify potential targets for interventions aimed at lessening effects of neighborhood disadvantage on families with young children.

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Section: The Physical Environment and Learning Environment Of The Hommentioning

confidence: 99%

How Does the Neighborhood “Come through the Door?” Concentrated Disadvantage, Residential Instability, and the Home Environment for Preschoolers

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Azar

Matthews

2018

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…Finally, the physical form or quality of housing, such as provision of natural light and outdoor space, may impact on young children’s mental health directly, as well as indirectly, through the mental health of their caregivers [47,48,49]. For example, access to a private garden may provide opportunities for play and positive interactions between children and their caregivers, but may also reduce the likelihood of using local parks and interacting with other children.…”

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Reducing Inequities in Early Childhood Mental Health: How Might the Neighborhood Built Environment Help Close the Gap? A Systematic Search and Critical Review

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O’Connor

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Background: Optimal mental health in early childhood is key to later mental health, physical health, education, and social outcomes; yet, children facing disadvantage tend to have worse mental health and fewer opportunities to develop this foundation. An emerging body of research shows that neighborhoods provide important opportunities for the development of children’s mental health. Synthesizing this evidence can advance understandings of the features of the neighborhood built environment (e.g., housing, parks) that (1) promote optimal mental health in childhood and (2) reduce mental health inequities. Methods: We systematically searched and critically reviewed the international quantitative literature investigating associations between the neighborhood built environment and young children’s mental health. Results: 14 articles met inclusion criteria; most examined nature or public open space. Studies tended to find greater access to or quantity of neighborhood nature or public open space were associated with better mental health. Significant gaps included a lack of studies investigating social infrastructure, and few studies examined how the built environment related to positive mental health (i.e., functioning, rather than problems). Conclusions: Current evidence suggests there is some relationship, but additional research is needed that addresses these gaps and examines differences in associations between child subgroups (e.g., diverse socioeconomic backgrounds).

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“…Another example of the value of IDSs comes from work to examine the impact of housing on children's kindergarten readiness. With funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, we undertook a study using integrated data to explore how housing and neighborhood quality experienced by children prior to school was related to children's school readiness when they reached kindergarten (Coulton et al ). The study population included all children who entered kindergarten in CMSD during the 2007–10 academic years ( N = 13,762).…”

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“…As IDS‐informed projects begin to develop, there will be greater awareness of the power of IDS. In our county, smaller IDS‐based projects (e.g., examining the cross‐system involvement of families who miss newborn well‐baby visits; tracking the kindergarten readiness of children by the quality of preschool education) preceded larger studies that make use of the IDS (e.g., a longitudinal study of children birth to kindergarten [Coulton et al ], a PFS study of families involved with homeless services and child welfare [Third Sector Capital Partners ]). Each of these initial studies was able to demonstrate the value of the IDS in specific ways to somewhat different groups of partners.…”

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Leveraging Administrative Data to Better Serve Children and Families

Fischer

Richter

Anthony

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Public Administration Review

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The challenge of complex social issues drives the need for data systems that can connect information across multiple service delivery systems. Integrated data systems provide significant value for needs assessment, program planning, policy decision making, and collective impact evaluation across a range of social issues. This case study describes a mature county-based integrated data system. The case study has three aims: (1) to highlight the value of integrated data systems to research, (2) to outline common challenges that such initiatives face, and (3) to present several ongoing considerations for the field that could inform policy recommendations to facilitate the use of integrated data. The authors present examples from the experience of developing this integrated data system, including involvement in the design and evaluation of the first county-level social impact bond. The case study highlights the benefits and limitations of integrated data use in research and the potential to advance evidence-based social decision making. Evidence for Practice• Integration of administrative data provides an opportunity to better understand the cross-system experiences and outcomes of those served. • Challenges to data integration include access to source data, maintaining data security, and the technical aspects of data linkage. • Regional data integration presents an opportunity to inform local decision making as it relates to understanding community needs and tracking the effects of interventions. Western Reserve University. She has been recognized as a leader in analyzing linked administrative records data to inform community development, public health, and human services strategies. Her research focuses on the effects of neighborhood and housing environments on family and child well-being.

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Temporal effects of distressed housing on early childhood risk factors and kindergarten readiness

Cited by 26 publications

References 54 publications

How Does the Neighborhood “Come through the Door?” Concentrated Disadvantage, Residential Instability, and the Home Environment for Preschoolers

How Does the Neighborhood “Come through the Door?” Concentrated Disadvantage, Residential Instability, and the Home Environment for Preschoolers

Reducing Inequities in Early Childhood Mental Health: How Might the Neighborhood Built Environment Help Close the Gap? A Systematic Search and Critical Review

Leveraging Administrative Data to Better Serve Children and Families

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