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Causes of homelessness among older people in Melbourne, Australia
Authors: Rota-Bartelink, Alice ; Lipmann, Bryan
Journal Name: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Publication Date: 2007
Objective: A comparative study of the causes of new episodes of homelessness among people aged 50 years and over has been undertaken in Australia, the United States and England. Semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect information on the circumstances and problems that contributed to homelessness.
Methods: This paper presents the findings from Australia, where information was obtained from 125 older homeless people (aged 50+ years) and their key workers...
Tags: elderly; causes of homelessness; substance abuse & mental health; housing providers
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The Causes of Homelessness Among Older People in England
Authors: Warnes, AnthonyM; Crane, Maureen
Journal Name: Housing Studies
Publication Date: 2006
A comparative study of the causes of new episodes of homelessness among people aged 50 years and over has been undertaken in Boston, Massachusetts, Melbourne, Australia and four English cities. This paper presents the findings from England, where information was collected from 131 respondents and their key-workers about the circumstances and problems that contributed to homelessness. Two-thirds of the respondents had never been homeless before. The many reasons why...
Tags: older people; homeless persons; homelessness; housing ; england; causes; causes of homelessness; Definitions, Estimates and report cards; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness; seniors
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Some Causes and Cultures of Homelessness
Authors: Desjarlais, Robert
Journal Name: American Anthropologist
Publication Date: 1996
This is a review of 3 books: Paths to Homelessness: Extreme Poverty and the Urban Housing Crisis . Doug A. Timmer , D. Stanley Eitzen , Kathryn D. Talley . Checkerboard Square: Culture and Resistance in a Homeless Community . David Wagner . Down on Their Luck: A Study of Homeless Street People . David A. Snow , Leon Anderson . Homelessness in Global Perspective . Irene Glasser . Travels with Lisbeth: Three Years on the Road and on the Streets . Lars Eighner .
Tags: review; housing; affordable housing; causes of homelessness; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness
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The Lonely and Homeless: Causes and Consequences
Authors: Ami Rokach
Journal Name: Social Indicators Research
Publication Date: 2004
Both, homelessness and loneliness are quite pervasive in North America. This study compared the causes of the loneliness experienced by the homeless to that of the general population. Two hundred and sixty six homeless and five hundred and ninety five men and women from the general population answered a 30 item yes/no questionnaire. The causes of loneliness were composed of the following five factors: Personal inadequacy, Developmental deficits, Unfulfillin...
Tags: homelessness; loneliness; causes; consequences; depression; causes of homelessness; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness; social exclusion
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Research Monograph 1: Homelessness in Australia: Causes and Consequences
Authors: Cecily, C. N.; Rodney, F.
Publication Date: 1994
looks at the meaning of homelessness; the dimensions and definitions of homelessness, and the consequent costs of homelessness to homeless people and the community as a whole. It examines the causes and those most likely to be vulnerable to homelessness. It looks at policies and services designed allevaiate homelessness and then explores future trends and possible future scenarios with respect to homelessness hypothesised.
Tags: homelessness; causes of homelessness
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Hunger, Homelessness & Poverty Task Force - Srrt/Ala: Mayors Examine Causes of Hunger, Homelessness
Publication Date: 2008
The U.S. Conference of Mayors and Sodexho Inc. today released their annual report on hunger and homelessness, with survey data collected from 23 participating cities.(abstract from the document)
Tags: hunger; nutrition; homelessness; causes; causes of homelessness; Definitions, Estimates and report cards; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness; hunger and nutrition
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Homelessness - Causes & Effects (Volume 2): a Profile, Policy Review and Analysis of Homelessness in British Columbia
Authors: Eberle, Margaret; Kraus, Deborah; Pomeroy, Steve; Hulchanski, David; Centre for Urban and Community Studies and the University of Toronto
Publication Date: 2001
This report: - profiles the homeless population in British Columbia, focusing on trends and characteristics - analyses similarities or differences in the nature and magnitude of the homeless population in British Columbia compared to Ontario, Quebec and Alberta. - analyses key public policies, programs or other factors, which may explain these differences or similarities. - summarizes the most critical policy issues facing British Columbia with respect to homelessness.
Tags: homelessness; policy; public policies; bc; social policy; Homeless; causes of homelessness; Definitions, Estimates and report cards; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness; Health Problems and Poverty
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Homeless Maze , Shelter for Homeless
Publication Date: 2007
Created by Cornerstone Community Association in Oshawa, the Homeless Maze is an interactive and award-winning educational workshop that helps dispel the myths and stereotypes surrounding homelessness.
Tags: maze; causes of homelessness; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness
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How YOU Can Help End Homelessness
Authors: National Coalition for the Homeless
Publication Date: 2008
While the causes and solutions to homelessness are complex, there is much that an individual or community group can do to help. No matter what your skills, interests, age, or resources, there are ways you can make a difference for some of the men, women, and children who are
homeless. Volunteer work, advocacy efforts, financial or material contributions, and continued
self and community education are all important and needed as we work our way to a solution.
Tags: solutions to homelessness; Volunteer Work; financial contributions; causes of homelessness
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First Report Card on Homelessness in Ottawa - 2004: About Homelessness
Authors: The Alliance to End Homelessness
Publication Date: 2007
This is the first Report Card on Homelessness in Ottawa. Report Cards measure progress over time or rate progress against defined criteria. Since this is Ottawa's first Report Card, it will present a profile of homelessness in the City and introduce many organizations that work to reduce the impact of homelessness here.
Tags: alliance; statistics; demographic characteristics; access to supports and services; causes of homelessness; Definitions, Estimates and report cards; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness
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What Can You Do? - OAEH
Authors: Alliance to End Homelessness
Publication Date: 2007
This guide teaches how to write write letters or approach the government officials on behalf of those experiencing homelessness.
Tags: homelessness; alliance; statistics; demographic characteristics; access to supports and services; causes of homelessness; Definitions, Estimates and report cards; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness
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Homeless in America, Homeless in California
Authors: Quigley, John M. ; Raphael, Steven; Smolensky, Eugene
Journal Name: The Review of Economics and Statistics
Publication Date: 2001
It is generally believed that the increased incidence of homelessness in the United States has arisen from broad societal factors, such as changes in the institutionalization of the mentally ill, increases in drug addiction and alcohol usage, and so forth. This paper presents a comprehensive test of the alternate hypothesis that variations in homelessness arise from changed circumstances in the housing market and in the income distribution.
Tags: homeless; usa; theory; homelessness; causes of homelessness; Definitions, Estimates and report cards; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness
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Research: About Homelessness
Authors: Alliance to End Homelessness
Publication Date: 2007
This page contains a number of research reports by the Alliance End Homelessness. The focus of the Research and Evaluation Working Group is to facilitate, monitor, advocate and support research on the causes of homelessness and on effective interventions; to transfer that knowledge to the community at large; and to identify local research priorities.
Tags: homelessness; alliance; statistics; demographic characteristics; access to supports and services; causes of homelessness; Definitions, Estimates and report cards; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness
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Homeless Shelters: A Feeble Response to Homelessness
Authors: Mandell, Betty Reid
Journal Name: New Politics
Publication Date: 2008
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE SOMEONE to say to you, "Come with me into the bathroom? I want to watch you pee into this paper cup to see if you have been taking drugs." That is what is happening in some shelters for homeless families in Massachusetts. Steve Valero, a lawyer at Greater Boston Legal Services, is indignant about this and has been telling shelters that it is an illegal practice. Some shelter directors claim they had no idea it was illegal. They thought it would be better to have all residen...
Tags: Shelters; drug testing; causes of homelessness
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Title: Priority: Home! the Federal Plan to Break the Cycle of Homelessness.
Authors: Interagency Council on the Homeless
Organization: http://www.ginsler.com/documents/prevention.html
Publication Date: 1994
In May of 1993 President Clinton signed an Executive Order directing the 17 federal agencies that make up the Interagency Council on the Homeless (ICH) to prepare "a single coordinated Federal Plan for breaking the cycle of existing homelessness and for preventing future homelessness." A product of that effort, this document describes the changing nature of homelessness in the United States, briefly reviews the characteristics of the homeless population, an...
Tags: homelessness; prevention; case management; serious mental illness; housing ; affordable housing; causes of homelessness; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness; Severe Mental Illnesses; supportive housing
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Pathways Into Homelessness: An Epidemiological Analysis
Authors: Buckner, John C.
Journal Name: New Directions for Program Evaluation
Publication Date: 1991
...into Homelessness: an epidemiologoical analysis, describes how the causes of homelessness help to create and assess programs created to serve the homeless.
Tags: causes of homelessness; program planning and evaluation
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Canada' s Homeless in a Competitive World: Policies and Funding Proposals to Ensure Health, Skills and, Incentives for Homeless People and Those at Risk of Homelessness
Authors: The Alliance to End Homelessness
Organization: Ottawa Alliance to End Homelessness
Publication Date: 2006
The Alliance to End Homelessness appreciates the opportunity to share our proposals with Standing Committee on Finance. After 11 years as a coalition in Ottawa, the Alliance to End Homelessness believes it is possible for the nation's capital and other communities across the country to be inclusive communities that take responsibility for ensuring every resident has an appropriate home. Our coalition of community stakeholders is committed to working collaboratively to end homeles...
Tags: housing ; homelessness; health; causes of homelessness; Community Planning and Renewal; Community-Based Planning and Evaluation; Dental/Oral Care; Health Problems and Poverty; hidden homeless; program planning and evaluation
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Training for Agency Staff & Volunteers - Events
Authors: Alliance to End Homelessness
Publication Date: 2007
This training will be of interest to individuals working in the sector who want to enhance their ability to respond to issues of homelessness in Ottawa.
Tags: homelessness; alliance; statistics; demographic characteristics; access to supports and services; causes of homelessness; Definitions, Estimates and report cards; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness
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Are the Homeless to Blame? A Test of Two Theories
Authors: Hinze Jones, Susan ; Lewis, David; Lee, Barrett
Journal Name: Sociological Quarterly
Publication Date: 2005
Dominant ideology and public arenas theories yield different hypotheses concerning the incidence and antecedents of public beliefs about the causes of homelessness. The analysis reported here, which tests these hypotheses with data from a 1988 national telephone survey, shows that (1) more Americans believe structural rather than individualistic factors cause homelessness, (2) personal statuses like gender, political orientation, and party affiliation significantly...
Tags: public perceptions; causes of homelessness; structural causes; individualistic causes
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The Process and Politics of Community-Based Research With People Currently Homeless
Authors: Tolomiczenko, George S. ; Goering, Paula N.
Journal Name: Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal
Publication Date: 2000
There were more similarities than differences between those who were homeless for the first time and those who had been homeless previously. The prevalence of psychiatric and substance use disorders and the rate of previous hospitalization did not differ between first-time homeless persons and those who had been homeless before.
This article describes the process of designing and conducting a multifaceted project aimed at describing pathways into homeless-ness...
Tags: causes of homelessness