Safe, Stable Homes Mean Healthier Children and Families for Massachusetts

by Ingrid Weiss, MS, Policy Analyst, Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, MPH, Research and Policy Director, Megan Sandel, MD, MPH, Co-Principal Investigator, Ashley Schiffmiller, Program Coordinator, John Cook, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator, Justin Pasquariello, MBA, MPA, Executive Director, Sharon Coleman, MS, MPH, Statistical Analyst, Deborah A. Frank, MD, Founder and Principal Investigator

October 9, 2013

Policy Action Brief

CHW published a new policy brief on the impact of housing instability on Boston’s children.

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Safe, Stable Homes Mean Healthier Children and Families for Massachusetts

Children’s HealthWatch analyzed surveys from 6,000 young Boston children and their caregivers collected between 2005 and 2011 at Boston Medical Center. We found that only 43% of families were housing secure. Housing insecurity is a known health risk for young children. Compared to children in securely housed families, children in housing insecure families are far more likely to be food insecure, in fair or poor health, to have been hospitalized, and to experience developmental delays.

Read the full policy action brief here.

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