When a nurse working in a well-child clinic asks a parent's address, the parent responds, "My children and I are homeless." The nurse can assess this response as
a. a common occurrence, because 1 out of 50 children are homeless.
b. a signal to investigate the possibility that the parent has severe mental illness.
c. evidence of child abuse or neglect that should be reported to social service agencies.
d. unusual because most homeless individuals have severe mental illness or substance abuse problems.
A
The current belief is that the homeless are people (including entire families) who have been displaced by social policies over which they have no control. One out of 50 children is homeless. Although homelessness might be associated with serious mental illness, it might also be the result of having a weak support system and of social policies over which the individual or family has no control. Clinic users come from all socioeconomic backgrounds.
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