Ending Child Homelessness in America
Ending Child Homelessness in America
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01052.x
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发表时间：
2010-10-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Bassuk, Ellen L.
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作者：
Bassuk, Ellen L.
在美国，每年大约有150万儿童无家可归。当前的经济衰退和数量惊人的住房丧失抵押品赎回权导致无家可归家庭的数量急剧增加。无家可归对家庭和儿童的影响是毁灭性的。没有一个可以称之为家的地方，孩子们面临着不可预测性、错位和混乱的严重挑战。无家可归和遭受创伤性压力使他们面临心理健康状况不佳的高风险。尽管这些孩子有迫切的需求，但在过去的十年里，联邦政策主要集中在长期无家可归的成年人身上，而把这些家庭排除在外。然而，2010年，美国无家可归问题跨部门委员会发布了一项全面计划，通过跨部门合作和协调主流服务，消除所有人的无家可归现象。一个关键目标是在10年内防止和结束家庭、青年和儿童的无家可归现象。这篇以政策为重点的文章介绍了可用于帮助实现这一目标的几种工具，包括：为无家可归家庭和儿童提供服务的一般原则；bsafe——一种有前途的做法，帮助家庭获得基于社区的服务和支持；结束儿童无家可归运动旨在代表无家可归的家庭和儿童在国家、州和地方各级采取行动。
Approximately 1.5 million children experience homelessness in America each year. The current economic recession and staggering numbers of housing foreclosures have caused the numbers of homeless families to increase dramatically. The impact of homelessness on families and children is devastating. Without a place to call home, children are severely challenged by unpredictability, dislocation, and chaos. Homelessness and exposure to traumatic stresses place them at high risk for poor mental health outcomes. Despite the pressing needs of these children, federal policy during the last decade has focused primarily on chronically homeless adult individuals-to the exclusion of the families. In 2010, however, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness issued a comprehensive plan to eradicate homelessness for all people through interagency collaboration and aligning mainstream services. A key goal is to prevent and end homelessness for families, youth, and children within 10 years. This policy-focused article describes several tools that can be used to help achieve this goal, including: general principles of care for serving homeless families and children; BSAFE-a promising practice that helps families access community-based services and supports; and the Campaign to End Child Homelessness aimed at action on behalf of homeless families and children at the national, state, and local levels.