Morbidity and Mortality Among Children

Predictors and the prevalence of adverse birth outcomes among 237 homeless women interviewed at 78 shelters and meal programs in Los Angeles in 1997 were assessed. It was hypothesized that they would report worse outcomes than national norms, that African Americans would report the worst outcomes because of their greater risk in the general population, and MORE

Health providers and leaders in urban Milwaukee collectively acted to expand school-based health services to children attending Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). This School-Based/School-Linked Health Centers’ (SB/SLHCs) Collaboration was initiated to increase points of access for children, primarily to working-poor families, through mobilizing community resources among local leaders and statewide health systems. Systematic steps such as needs MORE

With words, statistics, and photographs, this report offers a vivid account of the daily struggles of children who are homeless and their families. Stark contrasts are offered between the average American child and examples of some of the one million plus American children who are homeless.

This article is a review of literature on mental health interventions for children in low-income, urban settings. While the urban environment provides unique political, cultural, economic, and educational opportunities for children and families, it may also have a negative impact on the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents. This is particularly true when they MORE

This study reports the initial stage of a longitudinal research program to measure the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among parents and children in homeless families. A sample of parents in 113 homeless families were interviewed within two weeks of admission to seven homeless centers in the city of Birmingham, and compared with a sample of 29 MORE

The purpose of this study was to compare the mental health, physical health, and healthcare practices of homeless, previously homeless, and never homeless poor school-aged children. The study sample was 134 children ranging in age from 8 to 12 years. The children participated in health assessments and completed two psychometric tests: the Children’s Depression Inventory and MORE

This study examined the impact of participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and Medicaid on risk of infant death in the United States. The 1998 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey was used to consider the risk of endogenous and exogenous deaths among infants of women participating in WIC MORE

This article examines the association between family homelessness and children’s placement in foster care. The prevalence of homelessness in a random sample of 195 young foster children was examined. Almost half of the birth parents of the foster children had experienced homelessness. Those children were more likely than other foster children to have siblings in foster MORE

Asthma-related hospitalizations and mortality have risen at alarming rates in the past two decades, taking a disproportionate toll on African American children. Adverse asthma outcomes have been attributed to inadequacies in primary care, raising concerns about the quality of primary care delivered to African American children. To assess differences in care between African American and white MORE

The authors identify risk and protective factors for family homelessness, in a case-control study of homeless and low-income, never homeless families, all female-headed. Homeless mothers were enrolled from family shelters in Worcester, MA. Low-income housed mothers receiving welfare formed the comparison group. The women completed an interview covering socioeconomic, social support, victimization, mental health, substance use, MORE