Citation

Ernst JS, Meyer M, DePanfilis D. Child Welf. 2004; 83(5): 437-452.

Affiliation

Department of Sociology and Social Work, Hood College, Frederick, MD, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Child Welfare League of America)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15503640

Abstract

This study explored the relationship between housing conditions and the adequacy of the physical care of children. The sample included 106 caregivers who were participating in a neglect prevention demonstration project in a low-income, inner-city neighborhood. Children who lived with caregivers who had unsafe housing conditions were less likely to receive adequate physical care. Findings confirm the importance of addressing concrete housing conditions as part of an ecological approach to preventing child neglect.

Language: en