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Women's Perspectives on Homelessness

Public Health Nursing, 1992
Abstract An increase in the number of individuals who are homeless since the 1980s has made homelessness a major social, economic, and political problem in the United States. The number of homeless in this country is estimated as high as 3 million, with women and children constituting the fastest growing subgroup of this population.
D R, Hodnicki, S D, Horner, J S, Boyle
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Women at Risk for Homelessness: Comparison between Housed and Homeless Women

Psychological Reports, 1994
The present study explored differences between women who are currently housed but are at risk for homelessness versus homeless women in a middle-sized city in the southeast. The research focused on experiences in the women's history which might explain some differences between homeless women and women who are at risk for homelessness but are currently ...
J K, Wagner, R M, Perrine
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Long-Term and Chronic Homelessness in Homeless Women and Women With Children

Social Work in Public Health, 2010
The Chronic Homelessness initiative has directed millions of federal dollars to services for single "unaccompanied homeless" individuals, specifically excluding women living with their children. Using a data set with a nationally representative sample of homeless adults, we calculated the prevalence rates and profiles of long-term homelessness in ...
Cheryl, Zlotnick   +2 more
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