CHARACTERISTICS OF HOMELESS WOMEN & THEIR CHILDREN

本项目旨在进行系统的对照研究， 无家可归的母亲和她们的孩子，以评估社会，精神和 儿童的发展状况。 在母亲中， 无家可归以及酗酒和其他疾病的相互作用 将探讨精神病理学;这些因素与 他们的子女会接受精神及发展方面的检查。 将对所有年龄以下的儿童进行结构化面试 300名随机抽样的无家可归的妇女中有17人接受了采访， 使用DIS作为主要研究者当前 无家可归者的流行病学研究。 [更多无家可归的母亲] 随机挑选和采访使用相同的方法在 流行病学研究]。 [2019 - 02 - 19]母亲和所有 孩子们，不管他们现在是否和母亲在一起， （n=约[400]名儿童）将接受采访。 [200]非无家可归的母亲及其子女的对照组（ 预期平均每个母亲两个）， 还将访问无家可归妇女以前居住的地方。 因此 来自[400]个女户主家庭的总共约[800]名儿童 将为此项目接受采访。 确定无家可归者的特殊心理健康和其他需要 妇女及其子女以及他们对服务的利用可以帮助那些 为这一人群服务，设计最有效的预防方案， 和干预。

This project is designed to conduct a systematic controlled study of homeless mothers and their children to assess social, psychiatric and developmental status of the children. In the mothers, factors associated with homelessness and the interplay of alcohol disorders and other psychopathology will be explored; the relationship of these factors with psychiatric and developmental problems in their children will be examined. Structured interviews will be conducted on all available children under age 17 of the 300 randomly sampled homeless women who are [being] interviewed using the DIS as part of the Principal Investigator's current epidemiological study of the homeless. [Additional homeless mothers will be randomly selected and interviewed utilizing the same methods used in the epidemiological study.] A [total] of [200] mothers and all available children, regardless of whether they are currently with the mother (n=approximately [400] children) will be interviewed. A comparison group of [200] non-homeless mothers and their children (with an expected average of two per mother) who are living in neighborhoods where the homeless women previously resided will also be interviewed. Thus a total of approximately [800] children from [400] female-headed families will be interviewed for this project. Identification of the special mental health and other needs of homeless women and their children and their utilization of services may help those serving this population to design the most effective programs of prevention and intervention.