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Sheltering risks: Implementation of harm reduction in homeless shelters during an overdose emergency [PDF]
International Journal of Drug Policy, 2018 The current opioid overdose crisis in North America is heightening awareness of the need for and the challenges of implementing harm reduction, notably within complex and diverse settings such as homeless shelters. In this paper, we explore the implementation of harm reduction in homeless shelters during an emerging overdose emergency.The objective of ...
Bruce, Wallace +2 more
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Hunger in America 2010 Executive Summary [PDF]
, 2010 Feeding America seeks not only to immediately alleviate hunger through distribution of food and grocery products to people in need, but also to address the problem of hunger in the long-term by increasing awareness among the public, connecting clients ...
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Over the last three decades, overseas researchers have utilised administrative data to identify distinct patterns in shelter use. In Australia, the use of administrative data to understand service utilisation patterns among people ‘at risk’ of homelessness and experiencing homelessness is limited.
Godwin Kavaarpuo +2 more
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Progress in Disaster ScienceThis study proposes measuring access to shelters and wildfire risks in tandem rather than in isolation to prevent wildfires from turning into human disasters.
Alireza Ermagun, Fatemeh Janatabadi
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Emergency Shelter Design For Disaster Preparation
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2020 Abstract Indonesia is geographically a country located in an area that is often subject to natural disasters. As a result of natural disasters that damaged residents homes, many people lost their homes and needed temporary shelter to evacuate.
Abdel Mounaim +2 more
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Winter Homeless Services: Bringing Our Neighbors in from the Cold 2009 [PDF]
, 2010 Seven hundred people experiencing or at risk of homelessness are killed from hypothermia annually in the United States. Forty-four percent of the nation's homeless are unsheltered. From the urban streets of our populated cities to the remote back-country
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‘Somewhere We Can Call Home and…Be Normal’: Findings From the Justice Housing Programme Evaluation
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The relationship between homelessness or unstable housing and reincarceration is well documented. The initial month after a person is released from custody is a period of particular vulnerability, with an increased risk of homelessness and return to prison.
Helen Taylor, Lorana Bartels
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HeliyonEffective emergency evacuation planning is crucial for ensuring safety and efficiency of transportation networks during natural disasters. In the meantime, this planning is challenging, as large populations have to be evacuated in a short span of time ...
Razieh Khayamim +6 more
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Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk, 2019 The special planning for shelters is an integral part of overall city planning and is a key issue in solving the urban security problem. During the planning of earthquake emergency shelters, it is usually necessary to prioritize the designated shelters ...
Yunjia Ma +4 more
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Estimates of the Number of Feeding America Clients Served [PDF]
, 2010 Chapter 4 provides an estimate of the number of people the Feeding America's network of emergency food providers serve, a key factor in assessing the size and contribution of the network. The chapter also provides information on: The numbers of different
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