Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ455263
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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Predictors of Shelter Use among Low-Income Families: Psychiatric History, Substance Abuse, and Victimization.
Weitzman, Beth C.; And Others
American Journal of Public Health, v82 n11 p1547-50 Nov 1992
Studies the degree to which psychiatric and substance abuse problems and victimization place families at elevated risk of requiring emergency housing and prevalence of these problems among 677 mothers in families requesting shelter and 495 comparison-group housed mothers in New York City. Problems, reported infrequently, correlate with homelessness risk. (SLD)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Comparative Analysis, Crisis Intervention, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Problems, Homeless People, Housing Needs, Incidence, Low Income Groups, Mental Disorders, Mothers, Predictor Variables, Sexual Abuse, Social Services, Substance Abuse, Urban Problems, Victimization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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