Faith and Homelessness: Examining the Influence of the Faith-Based Component of a Transitional Housing Program on the Attitudes and Behaviors of Homeless Men

Luffborough,; Edward, Douglas

doi:10.22371/05.2017.007

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“…For example, Tinland et al (2013) make direct observations on participants but additionally carry out in depth interviews and focus groups with policy makers and practitioners. Similarly, Luffborough (2017) carried out a mixed methods study by administering pre and posttest surveys to 108 homeless men, observing their participation in programme activities and interviewing a sample of 10 on their perceptions of the intervention. The implementation and process evaluations will be critical in this analysis, and data gathered from observations, focus groups and interviews will add an essential and unique human perspective to this review.…”

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PROTOCOL: Improving access to health and social services for individuals experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness

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PROTOCOL: Improving access to health and social services for individuals experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness

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Keenan

Hanratty

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PROTOCOL: Accommodation‐based interventions for individuals experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness

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Homelessness affects individuals who are experiencing life without safe, adequate or stable housing. Conceived in this way, homeless not only describes those individuals who are visibly homeless and living on the street, but also those precariously housed individuals who; stay in emergency accommodation, sleep in crowded or inadequate housing, and those who are not safe in their living environment. Kuhn and Culhane (1998) further classify individuals experiencing homelessness as those who are chronically homeless, those who are transitionally homeless and those who experience episodic bouts of homelessness. There are causal relationships between various situational and personal factors which lead to an individual experiencing homelessness (Anderson & Christian, 2003; Morse, 1992). Most researchers do agree that important factors include (but are not limited to); a lack of affordable and adequate housing, poverty caused by unemployment or lack of available resources, absence or reduction of health and social services, breakdowns of personal relationships (Crisis, 2020). Global data suggests that at least 1.6 billion people lack adequate housing (Habitat for Humanity, 2017). In the European context this figure continues to rise across all European Union member states with the exception of Finland where homelessness has been on the decline since 1987 (FEANTSA 2017; Y-Foundation, 2017). Without access to housing, individuals are exposed to disease, poverty, isolation, mental health issues, prejudice and discrimination, and are under constant and significant threat to their personal safety. Therefore, having access to safe, stable and adequate housing is internationally recognised as a basic human right (OHCHR, 2009) and is central to developing a population who are living healthy, safe and happy lives. Individuals who are currently experiencing poorer physical and mental health are overrepresented in the homeless population (Link, 2014). Additionally, for the large population who are currently living without homes they continue to suffer due to social inequalities which are persistent and enduring and continue to widen over time. These social inequalities coupled with poor health make the pathways out of homelessness especially challenging. Some of these obstacles include; inability to hold steady employment (Rosenberg & Kim, 2018), encountering prejudice and discrimination while trying to access services (Ramsay, Hossain, Moore, Milo, & Brown, 2019), and addiction issues (Tsemberis, 2011).

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Faith and Homelessness: Examining the Influence of the Faith-Based Component of a Transitional Housing Program on the Attitudes and Behaviors of Homeless Men

Cited by 2 publications

References 24 publications

PROTOCOL: Improving access to health and social services for individuals experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness

PROTOCOL: Improving access to health and social services for individuals experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness

PROTOCOL: Accommodation‐based interventions for individuals experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness

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