Homeless Children in America

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Abstract
Our 1991 article1examined the health and developmental status of homeless children living in shelters in Philadelphia, Pa. When we began this study in 1988, with the exception of the 1986 report by Bassuk et al,2there were few published data on the health of homeless children. Over the past 4 years, several studies3-5have contributed to an understanding of the problems these children face. Herein, we reflect briefly on the current plight of homeless children, and what we have learned since 1988 regarding potential solutions. Determining the number of homeless children has always been difficult. In Philadelphia, the number of families housed in city-operated shelters has decreased over the past 2 years.6This is more a reflection of changes in eligibility for city services than of the size of the population in need. On a national level the number of homeless children has swelled considerably.

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