Parenting and Homelessness: Overview and Introduction to the Special Section

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 292-298

  Paquette, Kristen ^a   Bassuk, Ellen L ^b,c  

^a Center for Social Innovation Newton   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c The National Center on Family Homelessness   (United States)

Author keywords

homeless families; homeless fathers; homeless mothers; parenting and homelessness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASIC NEEDS; CHILD CARE; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY RELATION; FATHER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTHER; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POVERTY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CHILD; FAMILY; FATHERS; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PARENTING; SINGLE PARENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350491270     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017245     Document Type: Article

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