Impacts of Housing Instability
The Evidence-Based Research
On an ongoing basis, we will be posting a variety of research papers funded under the “How Housing Matters” initiative of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, in addition to other research and policy papers from The Anne E. Casey Foundation’s “Making Connections” initiative, Children’s HealthWatch, the Urban Institute and other research institutes and universities from throughout the country.
For more policy and research papers, please go to https://www.urban.org/partner-projects.
Child & Family Health & Well-Being
How Housing Affects Child Well-Being
Poor Quality Housing Is Tied to Children’s Emotional and Behavioral Problems
Relations Between Housing Characteristics and the Well-Being of Low-Income Children and Adolescents
Housing Instability- A Continuum of Risk
America’s Youngest Outcasts
Tackling Persistent Poverty in Distressed Urban Neighborhoods
Homelessness as One Component of Housing Instability and Its Impact on the Development of Children in Poverty
Bonding Social Capital in Low-Income Neighborhoods
ECONOMIC SECURITY AND HOUSING STABILITY- Collection of Innovative Practices
Education
The Impacts of Affordable Housing on Education
Early Childhood Residential Instability and School Readiness
Creating Opportunity for Children – How Housing Location Can Make a Difference
Poverty, Housing Insecurity and Student Transiency in Rural Areas
Inclusionary Zoning Can Bring Poor Families Closer to Good Schools
Health & Mental Health
Physical and Mental Health, Cognitive Development, and Health Care Use
The Effects of the Home Environment on Children’s Development
How Neighborhoods Affect Health, Well-being, and Young Peoples Futures
Housing Quality, Housing Instability, and Maternal Mental Health
Housing Instability and Food Insecurity as Barriers to Health Care Among Low-Income Americans
Child Welfare
Families-at-the-Nexus-of-Housing-and-Child-Welfare
From Poverty to Child Welfare Involvement: The Critical Role of Housing in Family Stability
Housing Plus Services: Supporting Vulnerable Families in Permanent Housing
The Intersection of Families, Housing, and Child Welfare Systems
Teen Pregnancy Among Young Women In Foster Care- A Primer
Pregnant and Parenting Unaccompanied Youth
