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The unique relations between early homelessness and educational well-being: An empirical test of the Continuum of Risk Hypothesis
Brumley, Benjamin; Fantuzzo, John; Perlman, Staci; … - In: Children and Youth Services Review 48 (2015) C, pp. 31-37
This study examined the Continuum of Risk Hypothesis by assessing the unique relations between early homelessness and … homelessness and academic engagement problems in school. However, after controlling for co-occurring risks, an experience of … homelessness was found to be uniquely related to social engagement problems in first grade. These results support the Continuum of …
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Entrepreneurial development for U.S. minority homeless and unstably housed youth: A qualitative inquiry on value, barriers, and impact on health
Jennings, Larissa; Shore, Deborah; Strohminger, Nancy; … - In: Children and Youth Services Review 49 (2015) C, pp. 39-47
by poverty and homelessness. This study examined African-American homeless and unstably housed youth's interests in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011191132
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From ’Rabble Management’ to ’Recovery Management’: Policing Homelessness in Marginal Urban Space
Stuart, Forrest - In: Urban Studies 51 (2014) 9, pp. 1909-1925
about the policing of homelessness in those areas into which homeless people are exiled. To address this lacuna, this … pathologies deemed responsible for homelessness. The article thus provides an analysis of how, why and with what consequences the … policing of homelessness varies over space. …
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Entanglements of faith: Discourses, practices of care and homeless people in an Italian City of Saints
Lancione, Michele - In: Urban Studies 51 (2014) 14, pp. 3062-3078
is to critically interrogate particular faith-based organisations’ moral discourses on homelessness, and to show how …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011135215
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Competition as a Savings Incentive: a Field Experiment at a Homeless Shelter
Linardi, Sera; Tanaka, Tomomi - Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh - 2012
This paper describes a randomized field experiment testing the impact of a savings competition on the behavior of homeless individuals staying at a transitional shelter. When monetary prizes were offered for achieving the highest savings rates within a particular month, savings increased while...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010563947
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The impact of housing on children's life chances
Harker, Lisa - In: Journal of Children's Services 2 (2007) 3, pp. 43-51
Despite the significant amount of time that children spend in the home, relatively little attention has been paid to the direct impact of housing conditions on children's development. A literature review of over 100 research studies was undertaken to examine evidence of a ‘housing effect’ on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014852510
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Pathways through homelessness: the perceptions of homeless children in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Wilshire Jones Bornman, Anna; Mitchell, Carol Jean - In: Journal of Children's Services 15 (2020) 3, pp. 141-160
Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore children’s pathways through homelessness within the South African … context, with particular attention paid to pathways out of homelessness. This study focusses on factors influencing children …’s successful transitions out of homelessness. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative exploratory design was used, using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014852686
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Care leaver’s outcomes in Ireland: the role of social capital
Mullan, Philip - In: Journal of Children's Services 17 (2022) 2, pp. 97-110
rates of homelessness, unemployment and social isolation. This paper discusses the role of “social capital”, i …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014852793
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Homelessness and access to the informational mainstream
Muggleton, Thomas H.; Ruthven, Ian - In: Journal of Documentation 68 (2012) 2, pp. 218-237
Purpose – This paper aims to explore how homelessness affects access to information serving higher‐level needs such as …. Originality/value – The paper addresses a gap in the literature concerning homelessness and higher‐level needs. This has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014853534
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Invisible and Ill: three case reports of homelessness in older adults
Benbow, Susan; Cohen, Paul - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 8 (2006) 3, pp. 12-15
We describe three homeless older people who presented to an old age psychiatry service. Homeless older adults are likely to have untreated mental and physical health problems and to be invisible to services. To detect and treat them, services need to be flexible.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014841093