Mother-child separations among homeless and housed families receiving public assistance in New York City (1)

American Journal of Community Psychology,  October, 2002  by Kirsten Cowal

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Kirsten Cowal (2)

INTRODUCTION

Study after study has documented that substantial proportions of homeless families and homeless individuals have been separated from minor children. In New York, a survey found that 60% of residents in shelters for single adults (61% of men and 51% of women) had children who were not with them. In 71% of cases, the youngest child was below age 14 (New York City Commission on Homelessness, 1992, p. B-5). Other studies in the same city found 28% of 277 families in family shelters and hotels had children living elsewhere (Rafferty & Rollins, 1989) and 51% of ...