Almost half of all children residing in federally funded shelter programs are under the age of
six (Solari et al., 2017). Despite this fact, we know very little about the developmental …

Family homeless shelters are critical contexts in which many young children develop;
however, little is known about the developmental appropriateness of these settings …

Depending on the data source, between half a million and 2.48 million children in families
experience homelessness each year in the United States. Recent data suggest that …

Background Young children who stay with their families in homeless shelters face chronic
challenges related to extreme poverty and acute risks from stressful events surrounding the …

Emergency homeless shelters can be stressful environments for families. They can be
associated with emotional distress and feelings of restriction for parents, and with …

This study had two specific aims for understanding the texture of life for families and their
young children living in congregate family shelter settings. The first study aim was to …

Community-based youth shelters are the primary method of intervention designed to meet
the complex needs of at-risk youth who leave home before they have developed the skills to …

The most rigorous research on the causal effects of assisted housing on children's outcomes
finds no such effects. The present study uses rich longitudinal data from the Panel Study of …

Problem. Innovative services have been developed over the last 10 years to assist families
in coping with the increased demands associated with child rearing. One burgeoning area of …

Executive Summary In 2012, the Children's Bureau in the US Department of Health and
Human Services' Administration for Children and Families funded Partnerships to …