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Social Determinants of Health and Health‐Related Quality of Life: The Potential Mediating Role of Social Activities, Access to Medical Services, and Access to Social Services

open access: yesAustralian 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
wiley   +1 more source

Unpacking the Discourse on Youth Pathways into and out of Homelessness: Implications for Research Scholarship and Policy Interventions

open access: yesYouth
Youth 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
doaj   +1 more source

Information paper - a statistical definition of homelessness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This Australian Bureau of Statistics report looks at the current homelessness statistics in Australia.Homelessness is not just the result of too few houses – its causes are many and varied.

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2022 South Carolina State of Homelessness Report

open access: yes, 2022
This report is intended to provide a broad overview of the extent of homelessness and housing instability in South Carolina. This report also includes overviews of statewide programs that are currently providing housing and services to individuals and ...
South Carolina Council on Homelessness
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Understanding the Housing and Support Experience of People With Complex Disability in Australia: A Qualitative Analysis of Submissions to the Disability Royal Commission

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2019, the Australian government established the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (‘Disability Royal Commission’, DRC) to investigate widespread mistreatment of people with disability. Nearly 10,000 people with disability, their families and supporters engaged with the DRC.
Kate D'Cruz   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of homelessness among vulnerably housed adults in 3 Canadian cities: a prospective cohort study

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2016
Background Homelessness is a major concern in many urban communities across North America. Since vulnerably housed individuals are at risk of experiencing homelessness, it is important to identify predictive factors linked to subsequent homelessness in ...
Matthew J. To   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

A qualitative systematic review on the experiences of homelessness among older adults

open access: yesBMC 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
doaj   +1 more source

Specialist homelessness services 2012-13 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This report presents the findings of the Specialist Homelessness Services Collection for 2012-13, and describes the clients who received specialist homelessness support, the assistance they sought and were provided, and the outcomes achieved for those

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‘People Need to Understand That They Are Stealing From Their Neighbours’: A Critical Media Analysis of the Representations and Resistance Throughout the Robodebt Scheme

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Robodebt scheme issued thousand‐dollar debts to an estimated half a million people who had received social security. The debts were largely inaccurate and illegal, with the aim of improving the federal government's budget. The 2023 Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme found that the stigmatising political and public language about ...
Ella Kruger, Phillipa Evans
wiley   +1 more source

The value of utility payment history in predicting first-time homelessness.

open access: yesPLoS 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
doaj   +1 more source

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