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Facts on Trauma and Homeless Children

This document gives a brief overview of homelessness, the impact of trauma on homeless children, and ways homeless shelter programs can provide services to homeless families who have been exposed to trauma.

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Facts on Trauma and Homeless Children by Ellen L. Bassuk and Steven M. Friedman, National Child Traumatic Stress Network Homelessness and Extreme Poverty Working Group (2005)

This document gives a brief overview of homelessness, the impact of trauma on homeless children, and ways homeless shelter programs can provide services to homeless families who have been exposed to trauma.

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