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Geriatric Homelessness: Association with Emergency Department Utilization
Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 2016 Background Homeless adults frequently use emergency departments (EDs), yet previous studies investigating ED utilization by the older segment received little attention.
Ana Hategan +3 more
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Trends in the size of the nation's homeless population during the 1980s: A surprising result [PDF]
There are good national estimates of the number of homeless people in shelters in 1984, 1988, and 1990, but only in 1987 is there a reliable estimate of the number of people sleeping in streets.
I. Garfinkel, I. Piliavin
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Education is a central mechanism for ensuring that Indigenous–State treaties are understood, supported and endure through political change. Public knowledge shapes the negotiation, acceptance, implementation and long‐term stability of agreements. In Australia, however, treaty knowledge remains fragmented.
Jacob Prehn, Harry Hobbs, Jessica Horton
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Homeless lives in New Zealand: The case of central Auckland
, 2008 Homelessness is a pressing and increasingly visible concern in New Zealand. Many people sleeping rough are male and of Maori or Pacific descent. This research focuses on understanding the nature of resilience through the lived experiences of homeless ...
Groot, Shiloh Ann Maree +6 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Improving access to legal services for Indigenous, migrant and refugee women is critical to addressing family violence. In this context, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has long been discussed as a solution for separating families. This paper presents key findings of a research evaluation of an Australian Government $8.37 million pilot project
Siobhan McDonnell, Alyson Wright
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Texas Interagency Council for the Homeless Annual Report
, 2014 Annual progress report for the Texas Interagency Council for the Homeless (TICH) discussing the organization's work and specific actions in various initiatives during ...
Texas Interagency Council for the Homeless
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BMC Public Health, 2007 Background Homeless people have higher morbidity and mortality rates than the general population. Research has shown that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in older homeless adults.
Rambousková Jolana +5 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the oldest living custodians in the world. However, Australian identity has been purposefully established to exclude Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, contributing to systemic oppression and harmful consequences. Understanding the perspectives and experiences of Aboriginal and Torres
Jack Farrugia, Jonathan Bullen
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Supporting recently resettled refugees in the UK
Forced Migration Review, 2018 Organisations supporting recently resettled refugees to find employment should focus on providing them with the tools to navigate the employment market in a sustainable way that leads to their personal development.
Marwa Belghazi
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, 2009 Homelessness is a pressing social issue, and people who are homeless, in particular those who sleep rough, often experience a confluence of physical and mental health issues.
Scanlen, Anna
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