FOSTER-CARE CHILDREN AND FAMILY HOMELESSNESS

Objectives. This study examined the association between family homeles sness and children's placement in foster care. Methods The prevalence of homelessness in a random sample of 195 young foster children was ex amined Results. Almost half of the birth parents of the foster childre n had experienced homelessness. Those children were more likely than o ther foster children to have siblings in foster care and to be placed with nonrelatives. Conclusions. An extremely high prevalence of family homelessness was found among children in foster care. Pot icy implica tions of the association between family homelessness and placement int o foster care are discussed.