Parenting in homeless families: The double crisis.
American Journal of OrthopsychiatryPublished 1 January 1993
Bonnie Hausman, Constance Hammen
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Psychosocial characteristics of homeless mothers and children are reviewed, and the need to support these mothers is underscored.
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The same factors that impede a mother's ability to maintain a stable residence are likely to impair her capacity to nurture children. This double crisis of homelessness and child rearing confronts caregivers with a special set of ethical and practical dilemmas. Psychosocial characteristics of homeless mothers and children are reviewed, and the need to support these mothers is underscored.
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