Despite the pervasiveness of homelessness among young families, few early childhood professionals realize the exacerbated stresses that push them into their circumstances. This chapter seeks to explore the etiology of risk factors (especially substances abuse and illiteracy), elaborate on how they affect the lives of young families, highlight ways that they respond to these factors, and detail possible avenues that early childhood professionals can take in empowering these young families to pull themselves out of their homelessness.
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Swick, K.J., Williams, R.H. (2008). How Attention to Family Stress Dynamics can Prevent Homelessness Among Very Young Families. In: Jalongo, M.R. (eds) Enduring Bonds. Educating the Young Child, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74525-1_6
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