{
  "id": "CHS-SPP-2026-002",
  "type": "report",
  "title": "When housing hardship is read as neglect: A social work argument for a housing lens",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Castro",
      "given": "Christian"
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        8,
        3
      ]
    ]
  },
  "publisher": "CommonHelpSource",
  "publisher-place": "United States",
  "number": "CHS-SPP-2026-002",
  "version": "1.0",
  "URL": "https://commonhelpsource.com/articles/housing-hardship-and-neglect.html",
  "abstract": "Housing instability can create conditions that child-welfare systems must take seriously while also making poverty-related hardship look like parental indifference. This essay argues for a housing lens: assess immediate safety precisely, distinguish a resource deficit from a caregiving decision, and pair accountability with concrete support. Research on supportive housing suggests that housing intervention can improve stability, reduce removals, and support reunification.",
  "keyword": "housing instability, child welfare, neglect, supportive housing, family preservation",
  "note": "Independently published; not peer reviewed"
}