Emotional Health Among Adolescents Experiencing Family Homelessness

Health and Self-Regulation among School-Age Children Experiencing Family Homelessness

Children in homeless families have high levels of adversity and are at risk for behavior problems and chronic health conditions, however little is known about the relationship between cognitive-emotional self-regulation and health among school-aged homeless children. Children (n = 86; mean age 10.5) living in shelters were assessed for health, family stress/adversity, emotional-behavioral regul...

Prevalence, characteristics, and associated health and health care of family homelessness among fifth-grade students.

OBJECTIVES We describe the lifetime prevalence and associated health-related concerns of family homelessness among fifth-grade students. METHODS We used a population-based, cross-sectional survey of 5147 fifth-grade students in 3 US cities to analyze parent-reported measures of family homelessness, child health status, health care access and use, and emotional, developmental, and behavioral h...

Hepatitis A Outbreak Among Persons Experiencing Homelessness—Maricopa County, Arizona, 2017

Repeat pregnancy among urban adolescents: sociodemographic, family, and health factors.

First-time adolescent mothers are at high risk for a repeat pregnancy. The present investigation, part of an ongoing longitudinal study, examined sociodemographic, family, and health factors associated with repeat Pregnancy in a clinic sample of urban, first-time adolescent mothers (ages 13 to 17 years). They were predominantly African-American and from low-income households. Repeat pregnancy w...

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Service Use, and Service Helpfulness Among People Experiencing Homelessness