Zlotnick C, Kronstadt D, Klee L
Center for the Vulnerable Child, Children's Hospital Oakland, Calif 94609-1809, USA.
Am J Public Health. 1998 Sep;88(9):1368-70. doi: 10.2105/ajph.88.9.1368.
This study examined 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 care and to be place with nonrelatives.
An extremely high prevalence of family homelessness was found among children in foster care. Policy implications of the association between family homelessness and placement into foster care are discussed.
本研究探讨了家庭无家可归与儿童被安置在寄养家庭之间的关联。
对195名寄养儿童的随机样本中的无家可归患病率进行了调查。
寄养儿童的亲生父母中近一半曾经历过无家可归。与其他寄养儿童相比，这些孩子更有可能有兄弟姐妹也在寄养家庭中，并且更有可能被安置在非亲属家中。
在寄养儿童中发现家庭无家可归的患病率极高。讨论了家庭无家可归与被安置到寄养家庭之间关联的政策含义。
