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Latino/a experiences of homelessness in California: Qualitative findings from the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH). [PDF]

PLoS ONE
The number of Latino/a people experiencing homelessness in the United States is increasing due to increased housing costs, economic disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic, and increased homelessness among migrants.
Zena K Coronado, Michael Duke, Madison Rodriguez, Lourdes Johanna Avelar Portillo, Dafna Erana Hernandez, Margot Kushel   +5 more
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Hospital-to-Shelter/Housing Interventions for Persons Experiencing Homelessness

International Journal on Homelessness, 2021
Persons with lived and living experiences of homelessness (PWLEs) commonly use hospitals and emergency departments to access healthcare yet support for transitions from hospital to shelter/housing can be challenging to access.
Sarah Canham, Joe Humphries, Kishore Seetharaman, Karen Custodio, Celine Mauboules, Chloe Good, Dustin Lupick, Harvey Bosma   +7 more
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Experiences and Strategies of Women Affected by Street Homelessness in Zagreb

Revija za Sociologiju, 2022
NGOs and those working with people experiencing homelessness often suggest that homelessness is less common among women than men, which is confirmed by the available statistics.
Paula Greiner
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COVID-19 prevalence and infection control measures at homeless shelters and hostels in high-income countries: a scoping review

Systematic Reviews, 2022
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted homeless populations and service workers, especially within homeless shelter/hostel settings.
Justine Levesque, Jordan Babando, Nathaniel Loranger, Shantel Johnson, David Pugh   +4 more
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Counting the Undercounted: Enumerating Rural Homelessness in Canada

International Journal on Homelessness, 2022
Until recently, homelessness in Canada was largely considered to be an urban phenomenon. This assumption has been reinforced by homelessness interventions that primarily focus on urban areas.
Rebecca Schiff, Ashley Wilkinson, Terrilee Kelford, Shane Pelletier, Jeannette Waegemakers Schiff   +4 more
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Preventing Youth Homelessness in the Context of Covid-19: Complexities and Ways Forward

International Journal on Homelessness, 2022
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has magnified detrimental social and health experiences and consequences for youth at risk of or experiencing homelessness.
Melissa Perri, Jacqueline Sohn
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An evidence-based co-occurring disorder intervention in VA homeless programs: outcomes from a hybrid III trial

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Evidence-based treatment for co-occurring disorders is needed within programs that serve homeless Veterans to assist with increasing engagement in care and to prevent future housing loss.
David A. Smelson, Matthew Chinman, Gordon Hannah, Thomas Byrne, Sharon McCarthy   +4 more
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The homeless [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1996
Summary The medical literature on homeless people tends to concentrate on their biographic characteristics or clinical problems without enough attention being given to the social and environmental contexts which they have to survive. This article summarises the literature on the role of social factors in the causation and outcome of ...
W, Abdul-Hamid, C, Cooney
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The Extent of Homelessness in the Middle East and North Africa Region: A Scoping Review

International Journal on Homelessness, 2023
While the right to housing is a fundamental right per article 25 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ‘homelessness’ is still generally a Western concept and not comprehensively recognized or addressed as a social issue in many countries ...
Fawziah Rabiah-Mohammed, Abe Oudshoorn
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A Hybrid III stepped wedge cluster randomized trial testing an implementation strategy to facilitate the use of an evidence-based practice in VA Homeless Primary Care Treatment Programs

Implementation Science, 2017
Background Homeless veterans often have multiple health care and psychosocial needs, including assistance with access to housing and health care, as well as support for ongoing treatment engagement.
Molly M. Simmons, Sonya Gabrielian, Thomas Byrne, Megan B. McCullough, Jeffery L. Smith, Thom J. Taylor, Tom P. O’Toole, Vincent Kane, Vera Yakovchenko, D. Keith McInnes, David A. Smelson   +10 more
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