The AfterCare Project: An Intervention for Homeless Childbearing Families

The AfterCare Project was designed to examine barriers to care and to expand outreach by using case management and home visiting to provide support, education, and linkages to health care services for families that were or are homeless in San Francisco. Project staff developed a survey to describe t...

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Published in:Family & community health 2000-10, Vol.23 (3), p.17-27
Main Authors: Murrell, Nanny L., Scherzer, Teresa, Ryan, Martha, Frappier, Nancy, Abrams, Alice, Roberts, Carla
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Management
Families & family life
Family
Health care
Health Care Services
Health Care Utilization
Homeless people
Homelessness
Intervention
Low Income Groups
Prenatal Care
San Francisco, California
Social Programs
Social services
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Summary:The AfterCare Project was designed to examine barriers to care and to expand outreach by using case management and home visiting to provide support, education, and linkages to health care services for families that were or are homeless in San Francisco. Project staff developed a survey to describe the participants and to provide program evaluation. Participants ages 15-40 years who were pregnant or parenting an infant six months old or younger (N = 79) completed the survey. Permanent housing, employment, and child care presented major challenges for the program participants and were critical to providing a stable life for participants and their families.
ISSN:0160-6379
1550-5057
DOI:10.1097/00003727-200010000-00004