Homelessness

Homelessness and Women

Out of the Basement - Moving Forward with FASD Services and Supports; by Andrew Safer and Bobbie Boland; A Report arising from the multi-stakeholder conference, St John's Housing & Homelessness Network and the FASD Committee of St John's and Surrounding Area; 2008

Listen, Do You Hear Me? : Homeless Girls’ Experiences With Child Protection Services in a British Columbian Semi-Rural Community; a thesis by Irene DeLeenheer; University of British Columbia, 2005

Health Care for Homeless Women - Unmet Needs and Barriers to Care; by Joy H. Lewis, Ronald M. Andersen, Lillian Gelberg; Journal of General Internal Medicine, Volume 18, November 2003

Women & Homelessness (for Toronto); by Erika Khandor, Kate Mason; OWHN E-Bulletin; Ontario Womenfs Health Network (OWHN); Spring 2008

Parenting Adults Who Become Homeless: Variations in Stress and Social Support; by Michael F. Polgar, Carol S. North, and David E. Pollio; American Journal of Orthopsychiatry; Vol. 79, No. 3, 2009

Also found under - Caregiver - Stress

What Research Tells Us About the Intersecting Streams of Homelessness and Foster Care; by Cheryl Zlotnick; American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Vol. 79, No. 3, 2009

Also found under - Social Services

Collaborative Mental Health Care for the Homeless: The Role of Psychiatry in Positive Housing and Mental Health Outcomes; by Vicky Stergiopoulos, Carolyn S Dewa, Katherine Rouleau, Shawn Yoder; Nancy Chau; The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 53, No 1, January 2008

Family Violence and Homelessness: A Review of the Literature; prepared by Sylvia Novac; National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, Public Health Agency of Canada; 2006

Housing Chronically Homeless Women: "Inside" a Safe Haven; Housing Policy Debate, Vol 13 Issue 1; Fanny Mae Foundation; 2002

Housing Realities and Requirements for Women Living with Disabilities in the Capital Region of British Columbia; by Pam Alcorn, Heather Gropp, Joanne Neubauer, and Marge Reitsma-Street; Women's Housing Action Team; Victoria, BC; 2004

The Street Health Report 2007; prepared by Erika Khandor and Kate Mason; Street Health; 2007

Physical and Sexual Violence Rates for Homeless Many Times Higher Than Housed; Wellesley Institute Backgrounders, May 2007

A Little Kindness would Go a long way: A Study of women's Homelessness in the Yukon; Yukon Status of Women Council; Territorial Report 2007

Housing and Support for Adults with Severe Addictions and/or Mental Illness in British Columbia; by Michelle Patterson, Julian M Somers, Karen Mcintosh, Alan Shiell and Charles James Frankish; Centre for Allied Research in Mental Health and Addiction; Simon Fraser University; 2007

Also appears under - Mental Health

Being Homeless is Getting to be normal: A Study of Women's Homelessness in the Northwest Territories; YWCA Yellowknife Territorial Report; 2007

Pathways To And From Homelessness: Women And Children In Chicago Shelters; R. Levin, L. Mckean, J. Raphael; Center For Impact Research; January 2004

Woman Abuse: Exploring the Connections to Women's Experience of Mental Health and Homelessness; M. Kennedy; The Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children; 2005

Adverse Perinatal Outcomes Associated With Homelessness And Substance Use In Pregnancy; by M. Little, R. Shah, M. J. Vermeulen, A. Gorman, D. Dzendoletas, J. G. Ray; Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) Vol 176 No. 6, 2005

Also found under Alcohol Women and Pregnancy

Voices: Women, Poverty and Homelessness in Canada; by Rusty Neal; The National Anti–Poverty Organization, 2004

Hard Times: The Experiences of Homelessness and Pregnancy, by Heather Lynn Epp. A Master Thesis, Departments of Public Health Sciences and Women's Studies, University of Toronto (2001).

Pregnant and Homeless, Healing Hands, The HGH Clinician's Network (2001).

Risk of Death Among Homeless Women: A Cohort Study and Review of the Literature, by Angela M. Cheung and Stephen W. Hwang. Canadian Medical Association Journal (2004).

General

The Vancouver Youth Housing Options Study; prepared for the Vancouver Youth Funders Table; by Eberle Planning and Research; February 19, 2007

Shelter Based Managed Alcohol Administration to Chronically Homeless People Addicted to Alcohol; by Tiina Podymow, Jeff Turnbull, Doug Coyle, Elizabeth Yetisir, George Wells; Canadian Medical Association Journal Vol 174 No 1; 2006

Homelessness in Urban America: A Review of the Literature; by Heidi Sommer; University of California's Institute of Governmental Studies; the Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy and the Berkeley Program on Housing and Urban Policy; 2001

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Homelessness and Utilization of Mental health Services Among 10,340 Patients with Serious Mental Illness in a Large Public Mental Health System; by David P. Folsom, William Hawthorne, Laurie Lindamer, Todd Gilmer, Anne Bailey, Shahrokh Golshan, Piedad Garcia, Jürgen Unützer, Richard Hough and Dilip V. Jeste; American Journal of Psychiatry Vol 162, No 2; 2005

Also appears under Mental Health

Improving the Health of Canadians - Mental Health and Homelessness - 2007-2008; Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI); 2007

Also appears under Mental Health

Housing and Homelessness; Visions Journal, Vol. 4 No. 1, Summer 2007

Mental Health and Homelessness: Canadian Population and Health Initiative; by Canadian Institute for Health Information, 2007

Homelessness and Health in Canada: Research Lessons and Priorities; by C. James Frankish, Stephen W. Hwang, and Darryl Quantz; Canadian Journal of Public Health; Mar/Apr 2005

Stepping Stones to Recovery: A Case Manager's Manual for Assisting Adults Who Are Homeless with Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income Applications; by Rosen, J. and Perret, Y., DHHS Pub. No. SMA 05-4051. Rockville, MD: Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 2005

Helping Hands Shelter Project Final Report; by The Social Planning Council for the North Okanagan; 2005

Homelessness: Reflections of Fragmentation and Despair in Our Society; by Rachel Elizabeth Michalczyk; Thesis, Boston College; 2006

An Examination Of The Relationship Of Homelessness To Mental Disorder, Criminal Behaviour, And Health Care In Pretrial Jail Population; by Zapf, P., Roesch, R. and Hart, S; Canadian Journal of Psychiatry vol 41; 1996

Homelessness In The Territorial North: State And Availability Of The Knowledge; A Report Prepared for the Housing and Homelessness Branch, Human Resources and Social Development Canada; by Andrew Webster October 2006

- Final Report (View PDF)

- Report Hightlights (View PDF)

Youth Leaving Care - How Do They Fare? Briefing Paper; by Anne Tweddle; A discussion paper prepared for the Modernizing Income Security for Working Age Adults (MISWAA) Project; September 2005

Blueprint for Change: Ending Chronic Homelessness for Persons With Serious Mental Illness and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorde rs, by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA )(2003).

Also appears under Justice

Costs and Pathways of Homelessness: Developing Policy - Relevant Economic Analyses For The Australian Homelessness Service System SAAP; by Sarah Pinkney and Scott Ewing; Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology; 2006

Holes in the Safety Net: Mainstream Systems and Homelessness; by Katharine Gale Consulting; Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation; February 2003

Public Service Reductions Associated with Placement of Homeless Persons with Severe Mental Illness in Supportive Housing; by Dennis P. Culhane, Stephen Metraux, Trevor Hadley; Fannie Mae Foundation; 2002

Web of Failure: The Connection Between Foster Care and Homelessness; by Nan P. Roman, Phyllis Wolfe; The National Alliance to End Homelessness; April 1995

Research Project on Homelessness In Greater Vancouver; by May Communications for Greater Vancouver Regional District; July 2002

A Dream Denied: The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities; by The National Coalition for the Homeless and The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty; January 2006

MILLION-DOLLAR MURRAY; Why problems like homelessness may be easier to solve than to manage; by Malcolm Gladwell, Originally published in THE NEW YORKER; 2/13/2006, Vol. 82, Issue 1 (View PDF File)

On our streets and in our shelters…Results of the 2005 Greater Vancouver Homeless Count; by Social Planning and Research Council of BC; September 2005

Inventory Of Facilities And Services Related To Homelessness In The City Of Vancouver; October 2007

Urban First Nations People Without Homes In Saskatchewan - Final Report ; by Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies; for Saskatchewan Council of Senior Federal Officials, 2000

Also appears under Aboriginal

FASD and Homelessness: A Reality Check - The Absence Of Housing Is The Absence Of Everything; by Tina Antrobus; Adults with FASD: Swimming Upstream Conference Vancouver, BC; 2004 - download or open Powerpoint Presentation

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Wherever I Can Lay My Head: Homeless Youth On Homelessness; by R. Levin, E. Bax, L.Mckean, L. Schoggen; Center For Impact Research; March 2005

Substance Use and Psychiatric Problems of Homeless Native American Veterans; by Wesley J. Kasprow, Ph.D., M.P.H. and Robert Rosenheck; Psychiatric Services Vol 49 March 1998

Also appears under Aboriginal

Evaluability Assessment of Discharge Planning and the Prevention of Homelessness Final Report; by G. Moran, R. Semansky, E. Quinn, R. Noftsinger, T. Koenig, for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation United States Department of Health and Human Services, September 22, 2005

Substance Abuse Among People who are Homeless; The National Resource and Training Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness; September 2004

Programs and the People They Serve; Summary Report, Findings of the National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients; by M. R. Burt, L. Y. Aron, T. Douglas, J. Valente, E. Lee, B. Iwen, December 1999

DENIAL BY DESIGN…...THE ONTARIO DISABILITY SUPPORT PROGRAM; A report outlining problematic aspects of the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) application and adjudication process with recommendations; by John Fraser, Cynthia Wilkey, and JoAnne Frenschkowsk; Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC); 2003

Homelessness In The Upper Fraser Valley: Age, gender, community of origin, health, income, employment, and services in relation to homelessness; by R. VanWyk, A. VanWyk, Mennonite Central Committee, British Columbia.

Adapting Your Practice: General Recommendations for the Care of the Homeless Patients; US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Health Care for the Homeless - Clinician's Network, 2004

Substance Abuse Treatment: What Works for Homeless People? A Review of the Literature; by Suzanne Zerger, National Health Care for the Homeless Council; 2002

Adapting Your Practice: Treatment and Recommendations on Reproductive Heath Care for Homeless Patients; US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Health Care for the Homeless - Clinician's Network, 2004

Homelessness in the United States and the Human Right to Housing; National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty; 2004

Homeless Young Adults Ages 18 - 24: Examining Service Delivery Adaptations, by National Health Care for the Homeless Council (September 2004).

Health Care for Homeless Native Americans, by Suzanne Zerger. National Health Care for the Homeless Council ( February 2004).

Dying in the Shadows: The Challenge of Providing Health Care for Homeless People, by James J. O'Connell. Canadian Medical Association Journal (2004).

3 Ways to Home: Regional Homelessness Plan for Greater Vancouver. Prepared for the Greater Vancouver Regional Steering Committee on Homelessness by Social Planning and Research Council of BC (November 2003).

Pilot Study: The Child Welfare System and Homelessness Among Canadian Youth, by Luba Serge et al. National Homelessness Initiative. National Secretariat on Homelessness Canada (2002).

A Measure of Poverty in Canada: A Guide to the Debate about Poverty Lines, by Greg deGroot - Maggetti . Public Justice Resource Centre (2002).

Gaps Analysis of Research Literature on Issues Related to Street Involved Youth ; Department of Justice Canada (2001).

Homelessness and Health, by Stephen W. Hwang. Canadian Medical Association Journal (2001).

Dealing with Disability: Cognitive Impairments and Homelessness; Healing Hands, Vol 7 No 1; 2003

British Columbia Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security / British Columbia Housing Management Commission Homelessness - Causes and Effects Series (2001)