Child and Partner Transitions among Families Experiencing Homelessness

Abt Associates released a new brief from the Family Options Study that examines separations between parents and their children, as well as adult partners and spouses while staying in emergency shelters. The brief is available here.

"Families who use emergency shelter often experience separations between mothers and children before, during and after their shelter stay. While the reasons for separations vary, being separated from parents during childhood can be a predictor of future homelessness in adulthood."