Fact of the Week: Parental Concerns about Housing Instability Associated with Children Missing School and Need for Medical Care

*Note: Parents categorized as being not worried about housing instability selected survey answers ranging from “never” to “rarely worried” to the question “During the past 12 months, how often were you worried or stressed about being evicted, foreclosed on, or having your house condemned?”. Parents categorized as worried about housing instability selected survey answers ranging from “sometimes” and usually” to “always worried” for the same question.  

Source: Lal A, Slopen N. Housing Instability and Children’s Health and Education. JAMA Pediatrics. Published online August 26, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.3172