Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Part II: Topic Specific Resources: Housing and Homelessness

• Highly Mobile Children: Addressing Educational Challenges
  (http://center.serve.org/nche/ibt/educ_mobile.php#eff_teach_elem)
  National Center for Homeless Education, SERVE Center, University of North Carolina
• Homeless Families with Infants and Toddlers
  (https://secure2.convio.net/zttcfn/site/Ecommerce/71955958?VIEW_PRODUCT=true&product_id=3721&store_id=1121)
  ZERO TO THREE
  ZERO TO THREE provides strategies for addressing the needs of children and families who are experiencing homelessness, addressing separation anxiety and the effects of trauma, creating environments that offer structure and routine, strengthening parent–child relationships, and empowering families. They also offer a discussion of the critical role of Federal policy in putting an end to family homelessness.
• Housing and Homelessness: A Special Issue of CWLA's Child Welfare Journal
  (http://www.cwla.org/pubs/pubdetails.asp?PUBID=J835)
  Child Welfare League of America
  This special issue focuses on the relationship between housing stability and child well-being.
• National Center for Family Homelessness—Resources and Publications
  (http://www.familyhomelessness.org/resources)
  National Center for Family Homelessness
  The National Center for Family Homelessness provides information regarding homelessness, research reports, self-care for providers, roles of services and supports, trauma, and homeless children.
• Responding to Children Under Stress: A Skill-Based Training Guide for Classroom Teams (http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED399008&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED399008) Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families
  This skill-based staff development program was developed to help classroom teams address the needs of children and families from multi-stressed environments. The program has two purposes: (1) to suggest practical strategies for working with children who live in multi-stressed environments; and (2) to provide ongoing support for classroom teams.
• USG Positive Parenting Program for Homeless Families: Implementation Guide
  (http://www.cwla.org/programs/housing/usghousingreport.pdf [PDF format])
  Child Welfare League of America
• What You Need to Know to Help Your Child in School: A Guide for Parents, Guardians and Caregivers (http://center.serve.org/nche/pr/parent_booklet.php)
  National Center for Homeless Education at the SERVE Center
  This parenting booklet provides information on children’s educational rights during homelessness.