4,897
Views
43
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Women and homelessness, a complex multidimensional issue: findings from a scoping review

ORCID Icon, , ORCID Icon & ORCID Icon
Pages 1-13 | Received 01 May 2018, Accepted 05 Oct 2018, Published online: 15 Oct 2018

References

  • Abrahams, H., Williamson, E., Morgan, K., & Cameron, A. (2013). Voices from the street: Health and social care needs of homeless women. Te Awatea Review, 2.
  • Anderson, D. G. (1996). Homeless women’s perceptions about their families of origin. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 18(1), 29–42.
  • Anderson, S. C., Boe, T., & Smith, S. (1988). Homeless women. Affilia, 3(2), 62–70. doi: 10.1177/088610998800300207
  • Anderson, D. G., & Imle, M. A. (2001). Families of origin of homeless and never-homeless women. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 23(4), 394–413. doi: 10.1177/019394590102300406
  • Anderson, D. G., & Rayens, M. K. (2004). Factors influencing homelessness in women. Public Health Nursing, 21(1), 12–23.
  • Arangua, L., Andersen, R., & Gelberg, L. (2005). The health circumstances of homeless women in the United States. International Journal of Mental Health, 34(2), 62–92.
  • Arksey, H., & O’Malley, L. (2005). Scoping studies: Towards a methodological framework. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 8(1), 19–32.
  • Aubry, T., Duhoux, A., Klodawsky, F., Ecker, J., & Hay, E. (2016). A longitudinal study of predictors of housing stability, housing quality, and mental health functioning among single homeless individuals staying in emergency shelters. American Journal of Community Psychology, 58(1–2), 123–135. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12067
  • Aubry, T., Tsemberis, S., Adair, C. E., Veldhuizen, S., Streiner, D., Latimer, E., … Goering, P. (2015). One-year outcomes of a randomized controlled trial of housing first with ACT in five Canadian cities. Psychiatric Services, 66(5), 463–469. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201400167
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2014). 4922.0 – Information paper – A statistical definition of homelessness, 2012. Retrieved from http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/Latestproducts/4922.0Main%20Features22012?opendocument&tabn
  • Averitt, S. S. (2003). “Homelessness is not a choice!” The plight of homeless women with preschool children living in temporary shelters. Journal of Family Nursing, 9(1), 79–100.
  • Bachrach, L. L. (1987). Homeless women: A context for health planning. The Milbank Quarterly, 65(3), 371–396. doi: 10.2307/3349944
  • Banyard, V. L., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (1998). Surviving poverty: Stress and coping in the lives of housed and homeless mothers. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 68(3), 479–489. doi:http://doi.org/10.1037/h0080357
  • Bassuk, E. L., Weinreb, L. F., Buckner, J. C., Browne, A., Salomon, A., & Bassuk, S. S. (1996). The characteristics and needs of sheltered homeless and low-income housed mothers. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 276(8), 640–646.
  • Beijer, U., & Andreasson, S. (2009). Physical diseases among homeless people: Gender differences and comparisons with the general population. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 37(1), 93–100.
  • Beijer, U., & Andreasson, S. (2010). Gender, hospitalization and mental disorders among homeless people compared with the general population in Stockholm. The European Journal of Public Health, 20(5), 511–516. doi:http://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckq033
  • Belcher, J. R., & DeForge, B. R. (2012). Social stigma and homelessness: The limits of social change. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 22(8), 929–946. doi: 10.1080/10911359.2012.707941
  • Belcher, J. R., Greene, J. A., McAlpine, C., & Ball, K. (2001). Considering pathways into homelessness: Mothers, addictions, and trauma. Journal of Addictions Nursing (Taylor & Francis Ltd), 13(3/4), 199–208.
  • Biederman, D. J., & Forlan, N. (2016). Desired destinations of homeless women: Realizing aspirations within the context of homelessness. Creative Nursing, 22(3), 196–203.
  • Biederman, D. J., & Nichols, T. R. (2014). Homeless women’s experiences of service provider encounters. Journal of Community Health Nursing, 31(1), 34–48. doi: 10.1080/07370016.2014.868733
  • Bird, M., Rhoades, H., Lahey, J., Cederbaum, J., & Wenzel, S. (2017). Life goals and gender differences among chronically homeless individuals entering permanent supportive housing. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 26(1), 9–15. doi: 10.1080/10530789.2016.1274570
  • Biscotto, P. R., Jesus, M. C., Silva, M. H., Oliveira, D. M., & Merighi, M. A. (2016). Understanding of the life experience of homeless women. Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 50(5), 749–755. doi: 10.1590/S0080-623420160000600006
  • Bonugli, R., Lesser, J., & Escandon, S. (2013). “The second thing to hell is living under that bridge”: Narratives of women living with victimization, serious mental illness, and in homelessness. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 34(11), 827–835. doi: 10.3109/01612840.2013.831149
  • Breton, M., & Bunston, T. (1992). Physical and sexual violence in the lives of homeless women. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 11(1), 29–44.
  • Broll, R., & Huey, L. (2017). “Every time I Try to Get Out, I Get pushed back” 1: The role of violent victimization in women’s experience of multiple episodes of homelessness. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. doi: 10.1177/0886260517708405
  • Browne, A. (1993). Family violence and homelessness: The relevance of trauma histories in the lives of homeless women. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 63(3), 370–384.
  • Browne, A., & Bassuk, S. S. (1997). Intimate violence in the lives of homeless and poor housed women: Prevalence and patterns in an ethnically diverse sample. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 67(2), 261–278.
  • Brunette, M., & Drake, R. E. (1998). Gender differences in homeless persons with schizophrenia and substance abuse. Community Mental Health Journal, 34(6), 627–642.
  • Bukowski, K., & Buetow, S. (2011). Making the invisible visible: A photovoice exploration of homeless women’s health and lives in central Auckland. Social Science and Medicine, 72(5), 739–746. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.11.029
  • Burlingham, B., Andrasik, M. P., Larimer, M., Marlatt, G., & Spigner, C. (2010). A house is not a home: A qualitative assessment of the life experiences of alcoholic homeless women. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 10(2), 158–179.
  • Burt, M. R., & Cohen, B. E. (1989). Differences among homeless single women, women with children, and single Men. Social Problems, 36(5), 508–524. doi: 10.1525/sp.1989.36.5.03x0008h
  • Cameron, A., Abrahams, H., Morgan, K., Williamson, E., & Henry, L. (2016). From pillar to post: Homeless women’s experiences of social care. Health and Social Care in the Community, 24(3), 345–352. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12211
  • Carson, J. E. (2016). Advantages of housing first rehousing strategy for the chronically homeless.
  • Castellow, J., Kloos, B., & Townley, G. (2015). Previous homelessness as a risk factor for recovery from serious mental illnesses. Community Mental Health Journal, 51(6), 674–684. doi: 10.1007/s10597-014-9805-9
  • Chambers, C., Chiu, S., Scott, A. N., Tolomiczenko, G., Redelmeier, D. A., Levinson, W., & Hwang, S. W. (2014). Factors associated with poor mental health status among homeless women with and without dependent children. Community Mental Health Journal, 50(5), 553–559.
  • Cherner, R. A., Farrell, S., Hwang, S. W., Aubry, T., Klodawsky, F., Hubley, A. M., … To, M. J. (2018). An investigation of predictors of mental health in single men and women experiencing homelessness in three Canadian cities. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 1–9. doi: 10.1080/10530789.2018.1441677
  • Christensen, R. C., Hodgkins, C. C., Garces, L. K., Estlund, K. L., Miller, M., & Touchton, R. (2005). Homeless, mentally ill and addicted: The need for abuse and trauma services. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 16(4), 615–622.
  • Craft-Rosenberg, M., Powell, S. R., & Culp, K. (2000). Health status and resources of rural homeless women and children. Iowa homeless research team. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 22(8), 863–878. doi: 10.1177/01939450022044845
  • Cronley, C., Hohn, K., & Nahar, S. (2018). Reproductive health rights and survival: The voices of mothers experiencing homelessness. Women and Health, 58(3), 320–333. doi: 10.1080/03630242.2017.1296060
  • Crook, W. P. (1999). The new sisters of the road: Homeless women and their children. Journal of Family Social Work, 3(4), 49–64.
  • Cummins, L. K., First, R. J., & Toomey, B. G. (1998). Comparisons of rural and urban homeless women. Affilia, 13(4), 435–453. doi: 10.1177/088610999801300404
  • Davis-Berman, J. (2011). Older women in the homeless shelter: Personal perspectives and practice ideas. Journal of Women and Aging, 23(4), 360–374. doi: 10.1080/08952841.2011.611391
  • Department of Families Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. (2008). The road home: A national approach to reducing homelessness. Retrieved from http://www.abc.net.au/cm/lb/4895838/data/the-road-home---a-national-approach-to-reducing-homelessness-data.pdf
  • D’Ercole, A., & Struening, E. (1990). Victimization among homeless women: Implications for service delivery. Journal of Community Psychology, 18(2), 141–152. doi:10.1002/1520-6629(199004)18:2<141::Aid-jcop2290180206>3.0.Co;2-o
  • Ecker, J., & Aubry, T. (2016). Individual, housing, and neighborhood predictors of psychological integration among vulnerably housed and homeless individuals. American Journal of Community Psychology, 58(1-2), 111–122. doi:http://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12066
  • Edens, E. L., Mares, A. S., & Rosenheck, R. A. (2011). Chronically homeless women report high rates of substance use problems equivalent to chronically homeless men. Women’s Health Issues, 21(5), 383–389.
  • Evans, R. D., & Forsyth, C. J. (2004). Risk factors, endurance of victimization, and survival strategies: The impact of the structural location of Men and women on their experiences within homeless milieus. Sociological Spectrum, 24(4), 479–505.
  • Finfgeld-Connett, D. (2010). Becoming homeless, being homeless, and resolving homelessness among women. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 31(7), 461–469.
  • Finfgeld-Connett, D., Bloom, T. L., & Johnson, E. D. (2012). Perceived competency and resolution of homelessness among women with substance abuse problems. Qualitative Health Research, 22(3), 416–427.
  • Fisher, B., Hovell, M., Hofstetter, C. R., & Hough, R. (1995). Risks associated with long-term homelessness among women: Battery, rape, and HIV infection. International Journal of Health Services, 25(2), 351–369. doi: 10.2190/FYAR-WEYE-M1T8-7MF3
  • Fortin, R., Jackson, S. F., Maher, J., & Moravac, C. (2015). I WAS HERE: Young mothers who have experienced homelessness use photovoice and participatory qualitative analysis to demonstrate strengths and assets. Global Health Promotion, 22(1), 8–20. doi: 10.1177/1757975914528960
  • Francis, M. B. (1992). Eight homeless mothers’ tales. Image: The Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 24(2), 111–114. doi: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1992.tb00234.x
  • Gaetz, S., Gulliver, T., & Richter, T. (2014). The state of homelessness in Canada 2014. Toronto: Canadian Homelessness Research Network.
  • Gelberg, L., Browner, C., Lejano, E., & Arangua, L. (2004). Access to women’s health care: A qualitative study of barriers perceived by homeless women. Women and Health, 40(2), 87–100.
  • Gilroy, H., McFarlane, J., Maddoux, J., & Sullivan, C. (2016). Homelessness, housing instability, intimate partner violence, mental health, and functioning: A multi-year cohort study of IPV survivors and their children. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 25(2), 86–94. doi: 10.1080/10530789.2016.1245258
  • Gonyea, J. G., & Melekis, K. (2017). Older homeless women’s identity negotiation: Agency, resistance, and the construction of a valued self. The Sociological Review, 65(1), 67–82. doi: 10.1111/1467-954x.12369
  • Goodman, L. A., Dutton, M. A., & Harris, M. (1995). Episodically homeless women with serious mental illness: Prevalence of physical and sexual assault. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 65(4), 468–478.
  • Goodman, L. A., Saxe, L., & Harvey, M. (1991). Homelessness as psychological trauma: Broadening perspectives. American Psychologist, 46(11), 1219.
  • Greaves, L., Chabot, C., Jategaonkar, N., Poole, N., & McCullough, L. (2006). Substance use among women in shelters for abused women and children. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 97(5), 388–392.
  • Greene, J. A., Ball, K., Belcher, J. R., & McAlpine, C. (2003). Substance abuse, homelessness, developmental decision-making and spirituality: A women’s health issue. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 3(1), 39–56. doi:http://doi.org/10.1300/J160v03n01_04
  • Greifenhagen, A., & Fichter, M. (1997). Mental illness in homeless women: An epidemiological study in Munich, Germany. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 247(3), 162–172.
  • Groton, D. B., Gromer, J. M., Mennicke, A. M., Lee, J., Gul, M., Dupree, E. M., & Munn, J. (2017). “Give us a chance”: Understanding job seeking among women experiencing homelessness. Journal of Employment Counseling, 54(3), 115–131. doi: 10.1002/joec.12060
  • Gultekin, L., Brush, B. L., Baiardi, J. M., Kirk, K., & VanMaldeghem, K. (2014). Voices from the street: Exploring the realities of family homelessness. Journal of Family Nursing, 20(4), 390–414.
  • Hagen, J. L. (1987). Gender and homelessness. Social Work, 32(4), 312–316. doi: 10.1093/sw/32.4.312
  • Hagen, J. L., & Ivanoff, A. M. (1988). Homeless women: A high-risk population. Affilia, 3(1), 19–33. doi: 10.1177/088610998800300103
  • Ham-Rowbottom, K. A., Gordon, E. E., Jarvis, K. L., & Novaco, R. W. (2005). Life constraints and psychological well-being of domestic violence shelter graduates. Journal of Family Violence, 20(2), 109–121.
  • Hatton, D. C. (1997). Managing health problems among homeless women with children in a transitional shelter. Image: the Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 29(1), 33–37.
  • Hatton, D. C., & Fisher, A. (1999). Strategies for managing health problems among homeless women: Three case studies. Nurse Case Manager, 4(1), 19–24.
  • Henwood, B. F., Matejkowski, J., Stefancic, A., & Lukens, J. M. (2014). Quality of life after housing first for adults with serious mental illness who have experienced chronic homelessness. Psychiatry Research, 220(1–2), 549–555. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.07.072
  • Herman, D. B., Struening, E. L., & Barrow, S. M. (1994). Self-reported needs for help among homeless men and women. Evaluation and Program Planning, 17(3), 249–256. doi: 10.1016/0149-7189(94)90002-7
  • Hill, R. P. (1991). Homeless women, special possessions, and the meaning of “home”: An ethnographic case study. Journal of Consumer Research, 18(3), 298. doi: 10.1086/209261
  • Hodnicki, D. R., Horner, S. D., & Boyle, J. S. (1992). Women’s perspectives on homelessness. Public Health Nursing, 9(4), 257–262.
  • Holt, R. L., Montesinos, S., & Christensen, R. C. (2007). Physical and sexual abuse history in women seeking treatment at a psychiatric clinic for the homeless. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 13(1), 58–60.
  • Homeless Link. (2017). Statutory homelessness data October – December 2017 (Q4).
  • Homelessness Australia. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.homelessnessaustralia.org.au/index.php/about-homelessness/homeless-statistics
  • Hopper, E. K., Bassuk, E. L., & Olivet, J. (2010). Shelter from the storm: Trauma-informed care in homelessness services settings. The Open Health Services and Policy Journal, 3(2), 80–100.
  • Hudson, A. L., Wright, K., Bhattacharya, D., Sinha, K., & Nyamathi, M. M. (2010). Correlates of adult assault among homeless women. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 21(4), 1250–1262.
  • Huey, L. (2016). There is no strength in emotions: The role of street enculturation in influencing how victimized homeless women speak about violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 31(10), 1817–1841.
  • Huey, L., Broll, R., Hryniewicz, D., & Fthenos, G. (2014). “They just asked me why I became homeless”: “Failure to ask” as a barrier to homeless women’s ability to access services post-victimization. Violence and Victims, 29(6), 952–966.
  • Huey, L., Fthenos, G., & Hryniewicz, D. (2012). I need help and I know I need help. Why won’t nobody listen to Me? Society and Mental Health, 2(2), 120–134. doi: 10.1177/2156869312445287
  • Huey, L., Fthenos, G., & Hryniewicz, D. (2013). If something happened, I will leave it, let it go and move on: Resiliency and victimized homeless women’s attitudes toward mental health counseling. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 28(2), 295–319.
  • Ingram, K. M., Corning, A. F., & Schmidt, L. D. (1996). The relationship of victimization experiences to psychological well-being among homeless women and Low-income housed women. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 43(2), 218–227.
  • Jainchill, N., Hawke, J., & Yagelka, J. (2000). Gender, psychopathology, and patterns of homelessness among clients in shelter-based TCs. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 26(4), 553–567. doi: 10.1081/ada-100101895
  • Johnson, A. K. (1999). Working and nonworking women: Onset of homelessness within the context of their lives. Affilia, 14(1), 42–77. doi: 10.1177/08861099922093518
  • Kemp, P. A., Neale, J., & Robertson, M. (2006). Homelessness among problem drug users: Prevalence, risk factors and trigger events. Health and Social Care in the Community, 14(4), 319–328.
  • Kirkman, M., Keys, D., Bodzak, D., & Turner, A. (2015). ‘I just wanted somewhere safe’: Women who are homeless with their children. Journal of Sociology, 51(3), 722–736. doi: 10.1177/1440783314528595
  • Kushel, M. B., Evans, J. L., Perry, S., Robertson, M. J., & Moss, A. R. (2003). No door to lock: Victimization among homeless and marginally housed persons. Archives of Internal Medicine, 163(20), 2492–2499. doi: 10.1001/archinte.163.20.2492
  • Lagory, M., Ritchey, F., & Sells, T. (1997). Gender differences in social support: Mental health consequences among the homeless. Sociological Focus, 30(3), 209–225. doi: 10.1080/00380237.1997.10571075
  • Laporte, A., Vandentorren, S., Détrez, M. A., Douay, C., Le Strat, Y., Le Méner, E., … Mercuel, A. (2018). Prevalence of mental disorders and addictions among homeless people in the greater Paris area, France. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(2), 241. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15020241
  • Larkin, H., & Park, J. (2012). Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), service use, and service helpfulness among people experiencing homelessness. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 93(2), 85–93.
  • Letiecq, B. L., Anderson, E. A., & Koblinsky, S. A. (1996). Social support of homeless and permanently housed low-income mothers with young children. Family Relations, 45(3), 265–272.
  • Letiecq, B. L., Anderson, E. A., & Koblinsky, S. A. (1998). Social support of homeless and housed mothers: A comparison of temporary and permanent housing arrangements. Family Relations, 47(4), 415–421.
  • Levac, D., Colquhoun, H., & O’Brien, K. K. (2010). Scoping studies: Advancing the methodology. Implementation Science, 5(1), 69.
  • Lewinson, T., Thomas, M., & White, S. (2014). Traumatic transitions: Homeless women’s narratives of abuse, loss, and fear. Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 29(2), 192–205.
  • Lindsey, E. W. (1996). Mothers’ perceptions of factors influencing the restabilization of homeless families. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 77(4), 203–215.
  • Martins, D. C. (2008). Experiences of homeless people in the health care delivery system: A descriptive phenomenological study: Populations at risk across the lifespan: Empirical studies. Public Health Nursing, 25(5), 420–430. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2008.00726.x
  • Mayock, P., Sheridan, S., & Parker, S. (2015). ‘It’s just like we’re going around in circles and going back to the same thing … ’: The dynamics of women’s unresolved homelessness. Housing Studies, 30(6), 877–900. doi: 10.1080/02673037.2014.991378
  • Mays, N., Roberts, E., & Popay, J. (2001). Synthesising research evidence. In Studying the organisation and delivery of health services: Research methods (pp. 188–220). Psychology Press.
  • McMaster, R., Lopez, V., Kornhaber, R., & Cleary, M. (2017a). A qualitative study of a maintenance support program for women at risk of homelessness: Part 3: Societal factors. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 38, 513–519.
  • McMaster, R., Lopez, V., Kornhaber, R., & Cleary, M. (2017b). A qualitative study of a maintenance support program for women at risk of homelessness: Part 1: Personal factors. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 38(6), 500–505. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2017.1292570
  • McMaster, R., Lopez, V., Kornhaber, R., & Cleary, M. (2017c). A qualitative study of a maintenance support program for women at risk of homelessness: Part 2: Situational factors. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 38(6), 506–512. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2017.1292571
  • Moher, D., Liberati, A., Tetzlaff, J., Altman, D. G., & Group, P. (2009). Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: The PRISMA statement. PLoS Medicine, 6(7), e1000097.
  • Moloko-Phiri, S. S., Mogale, R. S., & Hugo, J. (2017). ‘A shelter is not a home’: Voices of homeless women in the city of tshwane. Development Southern Africa, 34(4), 439–449. doi: 10.1080/0376835X.2017.1318048
  • Montgomery, C. (1994). Swimming upstream: The strengths of women who survive homelessness. Advances in Nursing Science, 16(3), 34–45.
  • Montgomery, A. E., Szymkowiak, D., & Culhane, D. (2017). Gender differences in factors associated with unsheltered status and increased risk of premature mortality among individuals experiencing homelessness. Women’s Health Issues, 27(3), 256–263. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2017.03.014
  • Moore, R. (2016). Women, family violence and homelessness: Trauma-informed care as a standard, not a speciality. Parity, 29(4), 57.
  • Murray, S. (2011). Violence against homeless women: Safety and social policy. Australian Social Work, 64(3), 346–360.
  • Nilsson, S. F., Laursen, T. M., Hjorthoj, C., & Nordentoft, M. (2018). Homelessness as a predictor of mortality: An 11-year register-based cohort study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 53(1), 63–75. doi: 10.1007/s00127-017-1456-z
  • North, C. S., & Smith, E. M. (1993). A comparison of homeless men and women: Different populations, different needs. Community Mental Health Journal, 29(5), 423–431. doi: 10.1007/bf00754410
  • Nusselder, W. J., Slockers, M. T., Krol, L., Slockers, C. T., Looman, C. W., & van Beeck, E. F. (2013). Mortality and life expectancy in homeless men and women in rotterdam: 2001–2010. PLoS ONE [Electronic Resource], 8(10), e73979.
  • Osuji, J., & Hirst, S. (2015). History of abuse and the experience of homelessness: A framework for assisting women overcome housing instability. Housing, Care and Support, 18(3/4), 89–100. doi: 10.1108/hcs-03-2015-0004
  • Osuji, J. C., & Hirst, S. P. (2013). Understanding the journey through homelessness: A hermeneutic study of women without children. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 32(2), 27–42.
  • Padgett, D. K., Hawkins, R. L., Abrams, C., & Davis, A. (2006). In their own words: Trauma and substance abuse in the lives of formerly homeless women with serious mental illness. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 76(4), 461–467.
  • Patterson, M., Moniruzzaman, A., Palepu, A., Zabkiewicz, D., Frankish, C. J., Krausz, M., & Somers, J. M. (2013). Housing first improves subjective quality of life among homeless adults with mental illness: 12-month findings from a randomized controlled trial in vancouver, British Columbia. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 48(8), 1245–1259. doi: 10.1007/s00127-013-0719-6
  • Peters, M., Godfrey, C., McInerney, P., Soares, C., Khalil, H., & Parker, D. (2015). The Joanna Briggs institute reviewers’ manual 2015: methodology for JBI scoping reviews.
  • Roze, M., Vandentorren, S., van der Waerden, J., & Melchior, M. (2018). Factors associated with depression among homeless mothers. Results of the ENFAMS survey. Journal of Affective Disorders, 229, 314–321. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.12.053
  • Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2000). Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. American Psychologist, 55(1), 68–78.
  • Salsi, S., Awadallah, Y., Leclair, A. B., Breault, M. L., Duong, D. T., & Roy, L. (2017). Occupational needs and priorities of women experiencing homelessness. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 84(4-5), 229–241. doi: 10.1177/0008417417719725
  • San Agustin, M., Cohen, P., Rubin, D., Cleary, S. D., Erickson, C. J., & Allen, J. K. (1999). The Montefiore community children’s project: A controlled study of cognitive and emotional problems of homeless mothers and children. Journal of Urban Health, 76(1), 39–50.
  • Savage, M. (2016). Gendering women’s homelessness. Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies, 16(2), 4.
  • Schlossstein, E., St Clair, P., & Connell, F. (1991). Referral keeping in homeless women. Journal of Community Health, 16(6), 279–285. doi: 10.1007/BF01324513
  • Schmidt, R., Hrenchuk, C., Bopp, J., & Poole, N. (2015). Trajectories of women’s homelessness in Canada’s 3 northern territories. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 74, 29778. doi: 10.3402/ijch.v74.29778
  • Stein, J. A., Burden Leslie, M., & Nyamathi, A. (2002). Relative contributions of parent substance use and childhood maltreatment to chronic homelessness, depression, and substance abuse problems among homeless women: Mediating roles of self-esteem and abuse in adulthood. Child Abuse and Neglect, 26(10), 1011–1027.
  • Strehlau, V., Torchalla, I., Kathy, L., Schuetz, C., & Krausz, M. (2012). Mental health, concurrent disorders, and health care utilization in homeless women. Journal of Psychiatric Practice, 18(5), 349–360.
  • Styron, T. H., Janoff-Bulman, R., & Davidson, L. (2000). “Please ask me how i am”: Experiences of family homelessness in the context of single mothers’ lives. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless, 9(2), 143–165. doi: 10.1023/a:1012945602583
  • Sznajder-Murray, B., & Slesnick, N. (2011). “Don’t leave me hanging”: Homeless mothers’ perceptions of service providers. Journal of Social Service Research, 37(5), 457–468.
  • Tischler, V. (2008). Resettlement and reintegration: Single mothers’ reflections after homelessness. Community, Work and Family, 11(3), 243–252.
  • Tischler, V., Rademeyer, A., & Vostanis, P. (2007). Mothers experiencing homelessness: Mental health, support and social care needs. Health and Social Care in the Community, 15(3), 246–253.
  • Tsai, J. (2018). Lifetime and 1-year prevalence of homelessness in the US population: Results from the national epidemiologic survey on alcohol and related conditions-III. Journal of Public Health, 40(1), 65–74.
  • Tsai, J., Mares, A. S., & Rosenheck, R. A. (2012). Does housing chronically homeless adults lead to social integration? Psychiatric Services, 63(5), 427–434. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201100047
  • Tucker, J. S., Wenzel, S. L., Straus, J. B., Ryan, G. W., & Golinelli, D. (2005). Experiencing interpersonal violence: Perspectives of sexually active, substance-using women living in shelters and low-income housing. Violence Against Women, 11(10), 1319–1340. doi: 10.1177/1077801205280190
  • Upshur, C. C., Jenkins, D., Weinreb, L., Gelberg, L., & Orvek, E. A. (2017). Prevalence and predictors of substance use disorders among homeless women seeking primary care: An 11 site survey. The American Journal on Addictions, 26(7), 680–688. doi: 10.1111/ajad.12582
  • Weinrich, S., Hardin, S., Glaser, D., Barger, M., Bormann, J., Lizarraga, C., … Allard, C. B. (2016). Assessing sexual trauma histories in homeless women. Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 17(2), 237–243.
  • Wenzel, S. L., Leake, B. D., & Gelberg, L. (2000). Health of homeless women with recent experience of rape. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 15(4), 265–268. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2000.04269.x
  • Whitbeck, L. B., Armenta, B. E., & Welch-Lazoritz, M. L. (2015). Borderline personality disorder and axis I psychiatric and substance use disorders among women experiencing homelessness in three US cities. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 50(8), 1285–1291.
  • Winetrobe, H., Wenzel, S., Rhoades, H., Henwood, B., Rice, E., & Harris, T. (2017). Differences in health and social support between homeless Men and women entering permanent supportive housing. Women’s Health Issues, 27, 286–293.
  • Young, D. A., Shumway, M., Flentje, A., & Riley, E. D. (2017). The relationship between childhood abuse and violent victimization in homeless and marginally housed women: The role of dissociation as a potential mediator. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 9(5), 613–621. doi: 10.1037/tra0000288
  • Zugazaga, C. (2004). Stressful life event experiences of homeless adults: A comparison of single men, single women, and women with children. Journal of Community Psychology, 32(6), 643–654.
  • Zugazaga, C. B. (2008). Understanding social support of the homeless: A comparison of single men, single women, and women with children. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 89(3), 447–455.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.