Homeless Mothers
Treatment Development with Homeless Mothers and their 2-6 Year Old Children
Overview
On any given day, 800,000 people are homeless in the US, including 200,000 children in families. The demand for temporary shelter is so high that many cities are unable to meet the needs of these families. Furthermore, intervention efforts report limited long-term success at ending homelessness and its associated problems such as substance use and mental health issues. Given the individual and societal costs associated with substance abuse and homelessness, the need for systematic treatment development and evaluation with this vulnerable population is paramount. Thus, this study aims to evaluate a comprehensive and ecologically-based intervention for homeless mothers and their young children.
Date of the Project
April 2009 through March 2012
The design of the study
- Stage 1a
- Focus Groups and Nonrandomized Pilot
- Manual Refinement/Revision
- Stage 1b
- Randomized Trial
- Desired change in mother's and child's outcomes
Stage 1a - Focus Groups Design
Stage 1a - Nonrandomized Pilot Design
Stage 1b - Randomized Trial
The brief overview of the intervention
Ecologically-Based Therapy (EBT) and Treatment As Usual (TAU)
Measures used in the study
Sample Characterization, Substance Use, Treatment Process, and Individual Functioning