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Meeting the Needs of Young Families Experiencing Homelessness: A Guide for Service Providers
This Guide provides service providers and program administrators a developmental model for programs working with homeless families, as well as strategies for those thinking about addressing the needs of young homeless mothers aged 18-25 and their children. While the model is appropriate for all homeless families, younger families require more intensive supports based on their developmental stage. This model is based on research conducted by The National Center on Family Homelessness that assessed the impact of collaborative, developmentally based, intensive service interventions on outcomes for young homeless families. Results of the Initiative, coupled with decades of science on child development, trauma, risk and protective factors, and best practices, form the basis of this Guide.
Related Topics
- Behavioral Health
- Children 0-5
- Children 6-19
- Extended Family
- Fathers/Partners
- Parenting
- Housing Support
- Treatment Models