OBJECTIVES This study draws on baseline data from the At Home/Chez Soi demonstration project to examine the association between parenting status and mental health among homeless women and whether the association varies by duration of homelessness. SETTING Structured interviews were conducted with participants in five cities across Canada including Moncton, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Win...

OBJECTIVES It is well documented that early-learning problems and poor academic achievement adversely impact child development and a wide range of adult outcomes; however, these indicators have received scant attention among homeless adults. This study examines self-reported learning disabilities (LD) in childhood as predictors of duration of homelessness, mental and substance use disorders, ph...

OBJECTIVES We determined whether a report of adverse childhood experiences predicts adult outcomes related to homelessness, mental health, and physical health and whether participation in active military service influences the relationship between childhood and adult adversity. METHODS Using data from the 2010 Washington State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, we tested by means of ...

ISSUE ADDRESSED Food insecurity is recognised as an increasing problem in disadvantaged and marginalised groups. The aim of this study was to investigate issues associated with food insecurity and nutrition in young people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness in metropolitan Australia. METHODS Eight focus group discussions were conducted with 48 young people (aged between 15 and 25 years...

Over the past 20 years homelessness has emerged as a significant social problem affecting thousands of people every night in cities across Canada (Bégin, Casavant, & Chenier, 1999; Hwang, 2001).The prevalence of mental health problems and addictions is considerably higher among homeless people than among the general population (Aubry, Klodawsky, & Hay, 2003; Canadian Institute for Health Inform...

Is income inequality a driver of homelessness at the community level? We theorize that affects both by crowding out low-income households from rental market (what we call an “income channel”) and causing home prices to rise (a “price channel”). construct dataset information on inequality, homelessness, rent burden, housing in 239 communities 2007 2018 use it assess inequality–homelessness relat...

Objective People living with HIV (PLHIV) who are homeless or at risk of homelessness experience significantly worse health outcomes than those in stable housing. They are more likely to be diagnosed late, use substances, engage in high–risk sexual activities and have difficulty adhering to treatments. This review identifies strategies described and evaluated in the international social science ...

BACKGROUND Because individuals with HIV/AIDS often have complex medical and social needs, the impact of housing status on medical service utilization is difficult to isolate from the impact of conditions that may worsen during periods of homelessness such as depression and substance abuse. We examine whether episodes of homelessness are independently associated with suboptimal medical utilizati...

Homelessness [and poverty] is rapidly escalating across North America and is associated with dire implications for public health and our health care systems. Both are compelling states of existence affecting all ages, ethnicities and both genders. Homelessness frequently evolves through a complex interaction of factors that are both internal and external to the individual themselves. Once homel...

BACKGROUND Homelessness is an increasingly important problem for individuals with serious mental illness in China. AIM Identify the characteristics of families that are associated with homelessness among individuals with schizophrenia. METHODS Participants were 1856 homeless individuals with schizophrenia (defined as those who had no place of residence or involved caregivers for 7 consecuti...