TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Home together: a multi-level community-based health promotion program supporting families experiencing homelessness
JO  - Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
A1  - Montgomery, Brooke E. E.
A1  - Crone, Cindy
A1  - Goodwin, Ben
A1  - Hokans, Ruthie
A1  - Williams, Ashley
A1  - Stacker, Jaime
A1  - Borne', Rachael
A1  - Pro, George
A1  - Martel, Isis
SP  - 880
EP  - 902
VL  - 35
IS  - 3
N2  - Home Together (HT) is a multi-level multi-component health promotion program, co-led by academic and non-profit partners in Arkansas that sought (1) to improve access to and family acceptance of social services and health care among women experiencing homelessness who have a diagnosed mental health condition and a child younger than six years and (2) to increase service provider capacity to engage with this population. A socioecological perspective was used to detail program components and lessons learned. Home Together enrolled 345 women representing unduplicated families. Of these, 214 completed six-month reassessments and 111 completed discharge assessments. Representative of the area and population served, most self-identified as belonging to racial minorities (87.0%), being younger than 35 years (80.1%), experiencing violence (76%), and being heterosexual (82%). Pre-post testing indicated positive changes for HT families, including improvements in mental health, health care access, and housing. Yet, even the most coordinated comprehensive programs are no substitute for policy-level changes that help families reach stability.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-2089
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -