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Publication Date: 1988
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Why Does Family Homelessness Occur? A Case-Control Study.
Bassuk, Ellen L.; Rosenberg, Lynn
American Journal of Public Health, v78 n7 p783-88 Jul 1988
Compares 49 homeless with 81 housed female-headed families in Boston. The following variables are examined: (1) general characteristics of mothers and children; (2) mother's childhood; (3) mother's relationships; and (4) mother's health/mental health status. Solutions to family homelessness include housing provision, income maintenance, and assistance in rebuilding supportive relationships. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Neglect, Children, Drug Abuse, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Characteristics, Family Financial Resources, Family Health, Family History, Fatherless Family, Homeless People, Mental Health, Mother Attitudes, Mothers, One Parent Family, Parent Background, Parent Child Relationship, Poverty, Social Support Groups, Welfare Services
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Language: English
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