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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 organisationsâ€™ moral discourses on homelessness, and to show how …

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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...

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Subjective Quality of Life Among Individuals who are Homeless: A Review of Current Knowledge

Hubley, Anita; Russell, Lara; Palepu, Anita; Hwang, Stephen - In: Social Indicators Research 115 (2014) 1, pp. 509-524

addressing the needs of this population and examining the effectiveness of interventions to end homelessness and improve health …

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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...

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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.

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Safeguarding adults reviews and homelessness: making the connections

Martineau, Stephen; Manthorpe, Jill - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 22 (2020) 4, pp. 181-197

Purpose This paper presents the results of a thematic analysis of safeguarding adults reviews (SARs) where homelessness … needs and self-neglect among people with experience of homelessness and evidenced difficulties in engagement between … professionals and people with experience of homelessness. Research limitations/implications The authors may have failed to find some …

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A place to call our own: perspectives on the geographical and social marginalisation of homeless people

Hughes, Caroline; Madoc-Jones, Iolo; Parry, Odette; … - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 19 (2017) 3, pp. 105-116

Purpose Notwithstanding heightened awareness of the issues faced by homeless people, the notion that homelessness is … people who had accessed a range of homelessness services in the study area. Findings It is argued that largely deprived of … that rather than simply being associated with rooflessness, homelessness is as a function of ongoing geographical …

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