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How does homelessness and housing instability impact families involved with child welfare?

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Published Date
November, 2025

This issue brief from Casey Family Programs highlights the impact that homelessness and housing instability has on families in the child welfare system, and explores the role that child protection agencies can have in connecting families to housing services to minimize the risk of unnecessary investigations and entry into foster care.