Published in September 2021, Children’s HealthWatch and Opportunity Starts at Home‘s new policy publications highlight research on the importance of housing for child and family health and bipartisan bills currently under debate in Congress that could promote access to stable, affordable homes and prevent evictions.
Learn more below.
An infographic overviewing the impact of housing instability on families with young children and two bipartisan solutions
The Need is Significant. Housing instability affects the health and well-being of children and families. When families fall behind on rent, are forced to move multiple times, and/or experience homelessness, infants and toddlers are placed at an increased risk of being in poor health and not meeting developmental milestones. This creates a “housing opportunity gap” with long-lasting ripple effects in our healthcare, education, carceral, and economic systems.
A one-pager and policy brief highlighting how investing in vouchers improves neighborhoods and health and how the The Family Stability and Opportunity Act and The Ending Homelessness Act can help
Our nation’s leaders must act boldly to make critical investments in rental assistance, and intentionally reverse residential segregation and housing discrimination in order to ensure all children have better opportunities to succeed.
Policy One-Pager
Policy Action Brief
A one-pager and policy brief highlighting how eviction is a preventable cause of adverse child and family health and how the Eviction Crisis Act is an evidence-based solution
for ending evictions and protecting health and housing stability
Underscored by the current crisis, there is an urgent and long overdue need for a bold federal investment and response to prevent eviction, protect health, and ensure families are stably housed.
Policy One-Pager
Policy Action Brief
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