Departmental Papers (SPP)
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
October 2004
Abstract
An analysis of 8,251 homeless children in New York City found that 18% of them received child welfare services over the five-year period following their first shelter admission, and an additional 6% had a history of having received such services before their first shelter admission. Recurrent use of public shelters, exposure to domestic violence, older age at first episode of homelessness, and larger number of children in a household were associated with an increased risk of child welfare involvement. The high rate of crossover between homelessness and the child welfare system suggests the need for service coordination for children in homeless families.
Keywords
child welfare services, public shelters, homelessness
Recommended Citation
Park, J., Metraux, S., Broadbar, G., & Culhane, D. P. (2004). Child Welfare Involvement Among Children in Homeless Families. Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/spp_papers/22
Date Posted: 15 December 2006
This document has been peer reviewed.
Comments
Reprinted from Child Welfare, Volume 83, Issue 5, October 2004, pages 423-436. Publisher URL: http://www.cwla.org/