Fowler Patrick J, Chavira Dina
George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Hous Policy Debate. 2014;24(4):802-814. doi: 10.1080/10511482.2014.881902. Epub 2014 May 22.
The Family Unification Program-a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development initiative to facilitate interagency collaboration between the child welfare and public housing service systems-aims to stabilize families at risk for parent-child separation by addressing housing needs. Findings from a randomized controlled trial suggest that families referred to the program experienced lower risk for homelessness and out-of-home placement compared with child welfare services as usual. The findings suggest that housing services offer an effective alternative to foster care.
家庭团聚计划——美国住房和城市发展部发起的一项倡议，旨在促进儿童福利和公共住房服务系统之间的跨部门合作——旨在通过满足住房需求来稳定面临亲子分离风险的家庭。一项随机对照试验的结果表明，与常规儿童福利服务相比，被转介到该计划的家庭无家可归和被安置到家庭外的风险更低。研究结果表明，住房服务是寄养的一种有效替代方案。
