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Maternal depression as a risk factor for family homelessness

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  • Curtis, M.A.
  • Corman, H.
  • Noonan, K.
  • Reichman, N.E.

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Objectives. We estimated the effects of maternal depression during the postpartum year, which is often an unexpected event, on subsequent homelessness and risk of homelessness in a national sample of urban, mostly low-income mothers. Methods. We used logistic regression models to estimate associations between maternal depression during the postpartum year and both homelessness and risk of homelessness 2 to 3 years later, controlling for maternal and family history of depression, prenatal housing problems, and other covariates. Risk factors for homelessness included experiencing evictions or frequent moves and moving in with family or friends and not paying rent. Results. We found robust associations between maternal depression during the postpartum year and subsequent homelessness and risk of homelessness, even among mothers who had no history of mental illness, whose own mothers did not have a history of depressive symptoms, and who had no previous housing problems. Conclusions. This study provides robust evidence that maternal mental illness places families with young children at risk for homelessness, contributes to the scant literature elucidating directional and causal links between mental illness and homelessness, and contributes to a stagnant but important literature on family homelessness.

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  • Curtis, M.A. & Corman, H. & Noonan, K. & Reichman, N.E., 2014. "Maternal depression as a risk factor for family homelessness," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 104(9), pages 1664-1670.
  • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.301941_4
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301941
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    1. Christian King, 2018. "Food insecurity and housing instability in vulnerable families," Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, vol. 16(2), pages 255-273, June.
    2. McGovern, Mark E. & Rokicki, Slawa & Reichman, Nancy E., 2022. "Maternal depression and economic well-being: A quasi-experimental approach," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 305(C).
    3. Sehun Oh & Ian Zapcic & Michael G. Vaughn & Christopher P. Salas-Wright & Yeonwoo Kim, 2021. "Housing Instability and Depression among US Mothers Following a Nonmarital Birth," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(19), pages 1-13, September.
    4. Corman, Hope & Curtis, Marah A. & Noonan, Kelly & Reichman, Nancy E., 2016. "Maternal depression as a risk factor for children's inadequate housing conditions," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 149(C), pages 76-83.
    5. Noonan, Kelly & Corman, Hope & Reichman, Nancy E., 2016. "Effects of maternal depression on family food insecurity," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 22(C), pages 201-215.
    6. Gold, Sarah & Wagner, Brandon, 2022. "Acute care utilization and housing hardships in American children," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 136(C).
    7. Jason Reece, 2021. "More Than Shelter: Housing for Urban Maternal and Infant Health," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(7), pages 1-17, March.

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