No significant relationship between mothering status and PTSD was found among women who had been homeless Imatinib solubility for less than 2 years. The final interaction model indicates that the interaction term between mothering status and duration of homelessness is not statistically significant at the 0.05 level. Table 6 presents the results assessing the effect of mothering on alcohol dependence, comparing models by duration of homelessness. Mothering status was not associated with alcohol dependence among either group of women. Further, in the final model, neither mothering status nor duration of homelessness was associated with alcohol dependence. Finally, in table 7, the role of mothering status

on substance dependence was examined. Mothering status was found to be positively associated with substance dependence among the women who had been homeless for 2 or more years as well as women who had been

homeless for less than 2 years. Among women who had been homeless for 2 or more years, the odds of substance dependence among mothers was over twice that of women who are not mothers. Further, among women who had been homeless for less than 2 years, the odds of substance dependence was almost three times that of non-mothers. These disaggregated results indicate that duration of homelessness does not moderate the relationship between mothering status and substance dependence. Thus, the final model does not include an interaction term and the results reveal that mothering status and duration of homelessness operate independently on substance dependence. Here, the odds of substance dependence is 2.6 times greater among women who are mothers compared with non-mothers and 1.9 times greater among women who have been homeless for 2 or more years compared with women who have been homeless for a shorter duration. Discussion This analysis has examined the role of mothering on the mental health of homeless women within a context of family homelessness. While research has focused on the mental health and service needs of homeless populations, much less attention has been paid to homeless families. Further, much of the literature

AV-951 on homeless families focuses on the experiences of mothers within the shelter system and mothers’ attempts to maintain their family structure while parenting in public.1 2 4 5 15 26–31 Although this literature highlights some of the issues surrounding family homelessness, the connections between family circumstances and mental health among homeless women and how family circumstances might influence pre-existing mental health conditions are not well understood. The current study examined whether the mothering role is associated with the mental health of homeless women, and whether or not the duration of homelessness moderates the relationship between mothering and mental health. Effects of mothering on mental health Overall, rates of all mental health conditions of interest were high among this national sample of homeless women.