Identifying Family Housing Stability: Exploring the Intersection of Social Determinants of Health, Housing and Child Welfare Involvement.

FAMILIES & psychology; EVALUATION of medical care; STATISTICAL reliability; SOCIAL determinants of health; COMMUNITY life; HEALTH risk assessment; HOUSING stability; COMMUNITY health services; PUBLIC housing; INTERSECTIONALITY; CHILD welfare; HEALTH equity

The article presents an analysis of family housing stability screening approaches to systematically identify and address housing needs of families with child welfare involvement. It provides an in-depth review of the Housing Stability Estimator that was developed and implemented by the Hennepin County, Minnesota, public child welfare agency, in partnership with the Corporation for Supportive Housing. It also cites the context and approach for identifying housing stability.