The Voices of Single Parent Mothers Who are Homeless: Implications for Early Childhood Professionals

Swick, Kevin J.; Williams, Reginald D.

doi:10.1007/s10643-010-0378-0

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“…Most studies of family homelessness in particular have focused on families who are currently living in emergency or transitional shelters (Howard et al 2009; Kerker et al 2011; Miller 2011; Swick and Williams 2010;) or who report having lived on the street, in abandoned property, or in a shelter (Coker et al 2009; Fertig and Reingold 2008). …”

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Life Shocks and Homelessness

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We exploited an exogenous health shock—namely, the birth of a child with a severe health condition—to investigate the effect of a life shock on homelessness in large cities in the United States as well as the interactive effects of the shock with housing market characteristics. We considered a traditional measure of homelessness, two measures of housing instability thought to be precursors to homelessness, and a combined measure that approximates the broadened conceptualization of homelessness under the 2009 Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (2010). We found that the shock substantially increases the likelihood of family homelessness, particularly in cities with high housing costs. The findings are consistent with the economic theory of homelessness, which posits that homelessness results from a conjunction of adverse circumstances in which housing markets and individual characteristics collide.

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Life Shocks and Homelessness

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“…Shdaimah (2009a) noted child safety was the area most strongly emphasized among child welfare providers. Thus, the decision-making process of child welfare caseworkers might be influenced by the combination of the extensive surveillance of families living in emergency housing and the likelihood that such programs would prohibit physical punishment of children (thereby reducing the risk to child safety posed by corporal punishment; Lindsey, 1998;Office of Supportive Housing, 2010;Swick & Williams, 2010). Out-of-home placement is viewed as a last-resort intervention for children who cannot remain safely with their parent or guardian.…”

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Predicting Risk of Placement: A Population-based Study of Out-of-Home Placement, Child Maltreatment, and Emergency Housing

Perlman

Fantuzzo

2013

Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research

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Guided by a developmental epidemiology framework, this study examines the extent to which first experiences of child maltreatment and use of emergency housing are predictive of out-of-home placement in early childhood. The study sample is a population of 12,045 second-grade students in a large, urban school district. Information on birth, maternal, and social risk factors was obtained and linked through an integrated data system. Life table analyses were used to develop a descriptive picture of the timing of first out-of-home placement experience. Findings demonstrate that children are most likely to experience a first out-of-home placement during their first year of life. Cox regression analyses are used to examine the extent to which variables for risk factors (specifically child maltreatment and use of emergency housing) predict the first out-of-home placement experience while controlling for demographics, birth risks, and maternal risks. Results demonstrate that children with histories of child maltreatment or emergency housing use are more likely than peers without such histories to be placed in out-of-home care. Further, children with histories of both child maltreatment and emergency housing use are less likely to be placed in outof-home care than children who have experienced either child maltreatment or emergency housing use (but not both). Findings point to the importance of interagency collaboration and a focus on young children for addressing the needs of vulnerable young children and their families.

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“…Many young homeless mothers also discussed the many challenges of raising children in shelter environments, which they often described as hostile and stressful environments for raising children (Meadows-Oliver, 2009;Swick & Williams, 2010), and which offer limited privacy (Swick & Williams, 2010). They frequently noted that their children often misbehaved in shelter settings, sometimes wanting to act like other kids who they observed in the shelter, but sometimes in response to the stress they could sense in their parent(s) (Meadows-Oliver, 2009).…”

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The Paradox of Homeless Youth Pregnancy: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities

Begun

2015

Social Work in Health Care

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Compared to their housed counterparts, homeless youth become pregnant at exceptionally high rates. Causes of such pregnancies are multifaceted, while a paradoxically high proportion of these pregnancies are intended. This review discusses causes and risk factors associated with homeless youth pregnancies, and notes experiences of pregnancy decision-making discord, challenges encountered during and following pregnancy, and difficulties faced by homeless youth when or if they become parents. Because homeless youth face a wide array of unique risks, future research would benefit from exploring alternative approaches to prevention to reduce pregnancies and improve sexual and reproductive health outcomes among this population.

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The Voices of Single Parent Mothers Who are Homeless: Implications for Early Childhood Professionals

Cited by 41 publications

References 35 publications

Life Shocks and Homelessness

Life Shocks and Homelessness

Predicting Risk of Placement: A Population-based Study of Out-of-Home Placement, Child Maltreatment, and Emergency Housing

The Paradox of Homeless Youth Pregnancy: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities

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