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28 J. Soc. & Soc. Welfare 119 (2001)
Residential Mobility and Youth Well-Being: Research, Policy, and Practice Issues

handle is hein.journals/jrlsasw28 and id is 119 raw text is: Residential Mobility and Youth Well-Being: Research, Policy, and Practice Issues EDWARD SCANLON University of Washington School of Social Work KEVIN DEVINE Addictions Treatment Center Veterans Administration Medical Center Despite an extensive body of sociological work suggesting that residential mobility reduces child well-being, the subject of relocation has been largely overlooked in social work and social welfare literature. Recent social policies threaten to increase the incidence of moving among low-income families in the United States. This paper reviews theoretical and empirical literature in this area and finds evidence that residential mobility reduces children's academic functioning, and may negatively affect other aspects of child well-being. These effects are especially strong for poor children from single parent families, making this issue of particular relevance for social work. The authors suggest implications for future research, propose policies to increase residential stability, and provide directions for social work practice with mobile children. Introduction The United States has been described as a nation of movers, with 15-20% of its population relocating each year (United States Department of Commerce, 1998). The vast majority of these citi- zens-renters in households earning less than $25,000 per year- are economically disadvantaged both by tenure status and by income (US Department of Commerce, 1998). Social scientific inquiry demonstrates that moving can be a difficult transition for household members due to the loss of familiar spatial envi- ronments, social relationships, and social institutions (Pribesh & Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, March, 2001, Volume XXVIII, Number I

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