Parent-child relationship outcomes in a randomized controlled trial of housing first for indigenous and non-Indigenous parents experiencing homelessness, mental illness, and separation from their children.
Rachel A Caplan, Geoffrey Nelson, Jino Distasio, Corinne Isaak, Betty Edel, Eric Macnaughton, Myra Piat, Michelle Patterson, Maritt Kirst, Tim Aubry, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Paula Goering
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Abstract
Objective: To examine the impacts of Housing First (HF) on parent-child relationships for Indigenous and non-Indigenous parents experiencing homelessness and mental illness.
Method: Data on parent-child relationships were obtained through baseline and 18-month narrative interviews with parents (N = 43). Participants were randomly assigned to HF (N = 27) or treatment as usual (TAU; N = 16). Parent-child relationship changes were coded as positive or no change. Comparisons between HF and TAU groups were examined for Indigenous parents (N = 21) and non-Indigenous parents (N = 22).
Results: Parents in HF reported more positive changes, proportionally, in their relationships with their children, when compared with parents in the TAU group. Among Indigenous parents, proportionally more in HF (eight of 13 parents) reported positive changes in their relationships with their children, compared with those in TAU (one of eight parents). For non-Indigenous parents, however, those in HF (five of 14 parents) reported proportionally similar positive changes in relationships with their children to those in TAU (two of eight parents). Narratives of Indigenous parents in HF showed that they made considerable progress over 18 months in reconciling with their children.
Conclusions and implications for practice: Findings underscore the potential of HF to promote positive parent-child relationships. For Indigenous parents, HF programs that are designed, implemented, and staffed by Indigenous service-providers; guided by Indigenous worldviews; and employ culturally relevant and culturally safe practices are exemplars for understanding how HF programs can be adapted to positively impact parent-child relationships. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal is sponsored by the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, at Boston University"s Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences and by the US Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (USPRA) . The mission of the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal is to promote the development of new knowledge related to psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery of persons with serious mental illnesses.