?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F21442%2F&rft.title=Another+piece+of+baggage%3A+A+literature+review+and+data+analysis+on+the+needs+of+young+homeless+children+in+emergency+shelter+programs&rft.creator=Needle%2C+Cameron+M.&rft.description=Young+children+residing+in+homeless+shelters+with+their+primary+caregiver+are+at+an+increased+risk+for+negative+mental+and+medical+health+outcomes%2C+including+asthma+and+depression%2C+as+well+as+an+increased+likelihood+to+fail+a+grade+and+higher+rates+of+emergency+room+utilization.++The+Adverse+Childhood+Experiences+(ACES)+study+suggests+that+the+more+traumatic+experiences+a+child+has%2C+the+higher+the+likelihood+that+he+will+have+poor+health+as+an+adult.++A+literature+review+of+interventions+through+PubMed+and+the+National+Registry+of+Evidence-Based+Programs+and+Practices+in+December+2013+and+January+2014+showed+a+need+for+evidence-based+interventions+that+specifically+target+homeless+children.++Qualitative+interviews+conducted+by+the+University+of+Pittsburgh%E2%80%99s+Office+of+Child+Development+provided+insight+into+the+needs+of+staff+and+mothers+involved+with+two+shelters+in+Allegheny+County%2C+Pennsylvania.++Staff+expressed+a+need+for+more+funding%2C+and+mothers+wished+that+the+shelters+provided+more+child-centered+services+for+their+convenience.++In+order+to+increase+programming+for+homeless+children%2C+it+is+necessary+to+increase+funding+at+the+local%2C+state%2C+and+federal+level.++Providing+more+mental+health+services+in+shelter+would+help+children+adjust+to+the+transition+and+decrease+the+risk+of+negative+public+health+outcomes+in+adulthood.&rft.date=2014-06-27&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F21442%2F1%2Fcneedle_thesis_2014.pdf&rft.identifier=++Needle%2C+Cameron+M.++(2014)+Another+piece+of+baggage%3A+A+literature+review+and+data+analysis+on+the+needs+of+young+homeless+children+in+emergency+shelter+programs.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++