Open AccessEmotional and behavioral problems and severe academic delays among sheltered homeless children in Los Angeles County.
Author(s) -
Bonnie T. Zima,
Kenneth B. Wells,
Hannah Freeman
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.84.2.260
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , mental health , psychiatry , psychology , medicine , emotional and behavioral disorders , clinical psychology , gerontology , reading (process) , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics , dyslexia
Few studies have estimated the extent of specific emotional, behavioral, and academic problems among sheltered homeless children. The objectives of this study were to describe such problems, identify those children with the problems, and evaluate the relationship between child problems and use of physical and mental health services.