Abstract
Recent national reports suggest that nearly 1,000,000 families with children experience homelessness and that this number is rising (National Center on Family Homelessness, 2009; U.S. Conference of Mayors, 2010; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2011). Families experiencing homelessness are disproportionately more likely to have experienced economic, health, and social risk factors. These experiences can adversely influence the parent-child relationship. The purpose of this article is to (a) review the literature on the determinants and contextual issues of parenting in shelters; (b) describe specific programs that are focused on positive parenting in the context of homelessness; and (c) provide practice, research, and policy recommendations for supporting positive parenting among families living without homes.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 402-412 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Child maltreatment
- Emergency housing
- Homeless children
- Homeless families
- Homeless shelter
- Homelessness
- Parent-child relationship
- Parenting
- Transitional housing
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Psychology (miscellaneous)
- Psychiatry and Mental health
