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All 713 women who participated in the larger project were selected for inclusion in this analysis.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Measures<\/jats:title>\n The mental health conditions of interest include depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), alcohol dependence and substance dependence.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n The relationship between parenting status and depression, as well as PTSD, varied by duration of homelessness. Among women who had been homeless for less than 2\u2005years, no relationship was found between parenting status and depression, or PTSD. However, among women who had been homeless for 2 or more years, the odds of depression was twice as high among parenting women compared with others (aOR=2.05, p\u22640.05). A similar relationship was found between parenting status and PTSD (aOR=2.03, p\u22640.05). The odds of substance dependence was found to be 2.62 times greater among parenting women compared with others and this relationship did not vary by duration of homelessness (aOR=2.62; 95% CI 1.86 to 3.69). No relationship was found between parenting and alcohol dependence.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Overall, the findings from this study suggest that there is a relationship between long-term homelessness and mothers\u2019 risk of poor mental health. 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