Identifying unmet mental health needs in children of formerly homeless mothers living in a supportive housing community sector of care

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 421-432

  Lee, Susanne S ^a   August, Gerald J ^a   Gewirtz, Abigail H ^a   Klimes Dougan, Bonnie ^a   Bloomquist, Michael L ^a   Realmuto, George M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Families; Homelessness; Prevention; Supportive housing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOTHER; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HOUSING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77953291865     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-009-9378-1     Document Type: Article

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