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YouthYouth homelessness presents a complex and persistent challenge worldwide, particularly affecting young adults between 16 and 24 years of age in the US and Canada.
Ahmad Bonakdar
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A qualitative systematic review on the experiences of homelessness among older adults
BMC Geriatrics, 2022 Adults who experience homelessness for an extended period of time also experience accelerated ageing and other negative impacts on their general health and wellbeing.
Phuntsho Om +3 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Systems and structures designed to protect and support young people, specifically (in this paper) young women, are ironically the same systems that maintain gender disparity. Consequently, this has influenced the embodied identities of young women who experience and use violence. Such systemic and structural intersectionality has impacted upon
Louise Rak +3 more
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Rural Homelessness in Western Canada: Lessons Learned from Diverse Communities
Social Inclusion, 2016 Until recently, there was little acknowledgement that homelessness existed in rural areas in Canada. Limited research and scarce data are available to understand the scope and dynamics of rural homelessness in Canada.
Jeannette Waegemakers Schiff +2 more
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The value of utility payment history in predicting first-time homelessness.
PLoS ONE, 2023 Homelessness is a costly and traumatic condition that affects hundreds of thousands of people each year in the U.S. alone. Most homeless programs focus on assisting people experiencing homelessness, but research has shown that predicting and preventing ...
Colin D Middleton +3 more
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Men Experiencing Homelessness: A Qualitative Investigation of Multiple Stigmas [PDF]
, 2010 Homelessness is a pervasive and problematic phenomenon. Unfortunately, programs designed to reduce or eliminate homelessness face a number of challenges.
Mayor, Rebecca C.
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explored the mediating influences of access to social activities, social services, and health and medical services on the relationship between social determinants of health and health‐related quality of life. A survey of 602 adults was conducted in a regional area of Australia.
Candice Oster +4 more
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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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Estimating annual rates of homelessness
Demographic Research, 2020 Background: Homelessness is an important though exceedingly difficult phenomenon to measure and understand. The most common sources of data measure homelessness only on a given night or set of consecutive nights, contact with homelessness service ...
James O'Donnell
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Associations between Homelessness and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia: A Systematic Review [PDF]
, 2022 Ganesh M. Babulal +4 more
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