This is a really interesting article from the Institute for Children and Poverty that I though you might like to read. Lois
among Poor Children Experiencing
Homelessness or Residential Instability
Over one-quarter of homeless mothers in shelter cite intimate partner violence as the reason for their homelessness. Children's exposure to intimate partner violence impacts their social-emotional functioning, relationships with parents and peers, and academic achievement. Analysis of a national study reveals that children's fathers victimized greater percentages of poor mothers experiencing homelessness or residential instability than residentially stable mothers, and poor children experiencing homelessness or residential instability witnessed a physical fight between their parents at higher rates than residentially stable poor children.
Read more at www.icpny.org
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