Homelessness
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When faced with unstable housing, health often becomes a lower priority for patients. The case in this study highlights how the requirement for specialized medical equipment can serve as an additional barrier to securing shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness.
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This article advocates the implementation of dual-purpose individual shelters in urban areas; they should help the homeless in the cold season and also serve as temporary emergency shelters in crisis situations such as earthquakes, floods, or others.
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Optimal participation in essential daily activities has been shown to improve health outcomes and support independent living, but there is limited research that identifies activity performance priorities among people experiencing homelessness living in transitional housing.
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Trauma-informed design is an inventive architectural methodology that integrates trauma responsiveness into the design of shelters and supportive accommodations for children and youths.
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This paper builds on a previous study applying Orlick’s “Wheel of Excellence” mental success elements, originally based on research with Olympic athletes, to social services. It assessed how high-performing front-line workers in homelessness services used these elements, providing practical insights for tailored mental-readiness training in social service facilities.
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This report summarises the characteristics of clients receiving support from specialist homelessness services throughout 2023–24, including the services requested, outcomes achieved, and unmet requests for services.
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During a three-hour workshop, we spoke to 45 staff from 21 different organisations to understand child poverty in Western Australia from the very people who see it every day.
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Provides an overview analysis which highlights homelessness as a critical social problem, drawing links to labour market and housing market trends, and to social security and affordable housing policy developments.
