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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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Characteristics and likelihood of ongoing homelessness among unsheltered veterans [PDF]
, 2016 INTRODUCTION: Unsheltered homelessness is an important phenomenon yet difficult to study due to lack of data. The Veterans Health Administration administers a universal homelessness screener, which identifies housing status for Veterans screening ...
Byrne, Thomas H. +3 more
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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 +10 more
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BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Adults experiencing homelessness have higher rates of disease and premature morbidity compared to the general population. Tobacco use is a primary contributing factor to these disparities; however, less is known regarding e-cigarette use ...
Eleanor L. S. Leavens +6 more
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Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2020 Homelessness – people living on the street, in temporary accommodation, or at risk of losing their homes – is a persistent problem across the developed world. Policies and programmes to tackle homelessness should be informed by evidence of effectiveness.
Howard White +5 more
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EClinicalMedicine, 2023 Summary: Background: Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) predominantly prioritise treatment and cost-effectiveness, which encourages a universal approach that may not address the circumstances of disadvantaged groups.
Vincy Chan +6 more
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Street homelessness in South Africa: A perspective from the Methodist Church of Southern Africa
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020 Homelessness and its various forms of manifestation are a complex phenomenon. Street homelessness, which is the subject of this study, continues to be a challenge for the South African people and government.
Noah K. Tenai, Gloria N. Mbewu
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Homeless in America, Homeless in California [PDF]
Review of Economics and Statistics, 2001 It is generally believed that the increased incidence of homelessness in the United States has arisen from broad societal factors, such as changes in the institutionalization of the mentally ill, increases in drug addiction and alcohol usage, and so forth.
Quigley, John M. +2 more
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Discerning ‘Functional and Absolute Zero’: Defining and Measuring an End to Homelessness in Canada [PDF]
The School of Public Policy Publications, 2017 Several cities and regions have announced that they have “ended homelessness,” as this goal has become a major part of policy and community-based responses to homelessness. Yet, there are different ways to define what “ending homelessness” actually means.
Alina Turner, Tom Albanese, Kyle Pakeman
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Comparing men's and womens' experiences of multiple exclusion homelessness [PDF]
, 2011 This article explores gender as a variable in multiple exclusion homelessness in England. Much past research has taken insufficient account of the gender of homeless people, especially the predominance of men in the single homeless population and of ...
Chandler +13 more
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