Health-promoting Schools: An Opportunity to Strengthen Responses to Homelessness and Health Disparities in Children and Adolescents.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Heerde, Jess; Raniti, Monika; Sawyer, Susan
- Source
- Parity (10326170); Apr2023, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p37-40, 4p
- Subject
- HOMELESSNESS
HEALTH equity
CHILDREN'S health
TEENAGERS
YOUNG adults
SCHOOL absenteeism
- Language
- ISSN
- 10326170
The article focuses on the importance of addressing homelessness for health and wellbeing, particularly in relation to educational setbacks. It emphasizes the need for coordinated multi-sectoral responses that go beyond short-term crisis interventions and address the underlying drivers of homelessness. It highlights the disruptive effects of homelessness on education and the widening gaps in educational outcomes over time.