Child and Family Well-Being and Homelessness Integrating Research into Practice and Policy /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Haskett, Mary E. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Psychology,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Public health.; Social policy.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Children, Youth and Family Policy.; Public Health.

This brief highlights several of the most pressing challenges in addressing the needs of families who are experiencing homelessness and presents a set of strong policy recommendations for assessment, intervention, research, and service delivery related to homeless children and their parents.  Chapte...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Understanding and Meeting the Needs of Families Experiencing Homelessness
• Chapter 2. Mental Health and Adaptation of Children Experiencing Family Homelessness
• Chapter 3. Observed Parenting in Families Exposed to Homelessness: Child and Parent Characteristics as Predictors of Response to the Early Risers Intervention
• Chapter 4. Assessment of Families Experiencing Homelessness: Analysis of Current Practice
• Chapter 5. Access to Early Childhood Services for Young Children Experiencing Homelessness
• Chapter 6. Interagency Collaboration to Promote Mental Health and Development of Children Experiencing Homelessness
• Chapter 7. A Safe, Stable Place to Call Home: Policy Implications and Next Steps to Address Family Homelessness. .