Citation

Zlotnick C, Kronstadt D, Klee L. Am. J. Public Health 1998; 88(9): 1368-1370.

Affiliation

Center for the Vulnerable Child, Children's Hospital Oakland, Calif 94609-1809, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9736878

PMCID

PMC1509078

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the association between family homelessness and children's placement in foster care. METHODS: The prevalence of homelessness in a random sample of 195 young foster children was examined. RESULTS: Almost half of the birth parents of the foster children had experienced homelessness. Those children were more likely than other foster children to have siblings in foster care and to be place with nonrelatives. CONCLUSIONS: An extremely high prevalence of family homelessness was found among children in foster care. Policy implications of the association between family homelessness and placement into foster care are discussed.

Language: en