The mothers' project for homeless mothers with mental illnesses and their children: a pilot study.
Mothers with mental illnesses, who are homeless, as well as their children, are highly vulnerable and need specialized services. This retrospective study describes the experience of the Thresholds Mothers' Project in serving 24 homeless mothers. Benchmarks suggest that the mothers and their children benefited from the program. A year after intake, 79% were still engaged in services and were all living in either independent apartments or in supportive housing. The majority of the children in their mother's care at intake were still living with them 1 year later, 77%. The Mothers' Project provides an exemplary model of how to serve this vulnerable population.
Hanrahan
Patricia
P
University of Chicago Department of Psychiatry, MC 3077 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, USA. phanrahan@yoda.bsd.uchicago.edu
McCoy
Marion L
ML
Cloninger
Lea
L
Dincin
Jerry
J
Zeitz
Mary Ann
MA
Simpatico
Thomas A
TA
Luchins
Daniel J
DJ
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D019985:Benchmarking / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016352:Group Homes; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data