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View article: Protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial of the Pharmacy Homeless Outreach Engagement Non-medical and Independent Prescriber (PHOENIx) intervention for people facing severe and multiple disadvantages
Protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial of the Pharmacy Homeless Outreach Engagement Non-medical and Independent Prescriber (PHOENIx) intervention for people facing severe and multiple disadvantages Open
Introduction People experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage (SMD: homelessness, substance use and criminal offending) have multiple intersecting unmet health and social care needs and high mortality rates, often due to street-drug ov…
View article: Health, mortality, and migration: A 15-year follow-up cohort of persons experiencing homelessness.
Health, mortality, and migration: A 15-year follow-up cohort of persons experiencing homelessness. Open
This study examined the health status and mortality of a cohort of persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) over a 15-year period in Girona, Spain. A prospective analysis was conducted on a cohort of 855 PEH from 2006 to 2021, with sociodem…
View article: Homelessness, inclusion health, and gender
Homelessness, inclusion health, and gender Open
The subject of ‘inclusion health’ has gained increasing prominence in both homelessness and health policy discourses across the United Kingdom in recent years. This Housing Futures essay reflects on the drivers underpinning and key debates…
View article: Secondary care for people experiencing homelessness in Scotland: a retrospective cohort study
Secondary care for people experiencing homelessness in Scotland: a retrospective cohort study Open
Introduction People experiencing homelessness (PEH) face multimorbidity and poor health outcomes alongside deep exclusion in accessing health and social care. A large proportion of PEH use unscheduled emergency care heavily due to a multit…
View article: Mortality and Suicide Among Persons Experiencing Homelessness: A Seven-Year Follow-up Study
Mortality and Suicide Among Persons Experiencing Homelessness: A Seven-Year Follow-up Study Open
Background:: There is a significant gap in scientific understanding about suicide among people experiencing homelessness (PEHs). Method:: This seven-year longitudinal study examined a cohort of 154 PEHs. In 2015, clinical assessments were …
View article: The Impact Of Alcohol Minimum Unit Pricing On People with experience of Homelessness: Qualitative Study
The Impact Of Alcohol Minimum Unit Pricing On People with experience of Homelessness: Qualitative Study Open
BACKGROUND Alcohol Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) was introduced in Scotland in May 2018. Existing evidence suggests MUP can reduce alcohol consumption in the general population, but there is little research about its impact on vulnerable grou…
View article: Alcohol minimum unit pricing and people experiencing homelessness: A qualitative study of stakeholders' perspectives and experiences
Alcohol minimum unit pricing and people experiencing homelessness: A qualitative study of stakeholders' perspectives and experiences Open
Introduction Minimum unit pricing (MUP) may reduce harmful drinking in the general population, but there is little evidence regarding its impact on marginalised groups. Our study is the first to explore the perceptions of MUP among stakeho…
View article: Faith, values, and metaphysical positionality in qualitative research
Faith, values, and metaphysical positionality in qualitative research Open
Positionality has long been a preoccupation for qualitative researchers within and beyond geography. Reflexive assessments of positionality typically examine the ways in which a researcher’s sociodemographic identifiers such as gender, age…
View article: Improving multiple exclusion homelessness (MEH) services: frontline worker responses to insecure attachment styles
Improving multiple exclusion homelessness (MEH) services: frontline worker responses to insecure attachment styles Open
Purpose This study aims to examine the emotional and cognitive responses of frontline homelessness service support staff to the highly insecure attachment styles (AS) exhibited by people experiencing multiple exclusion homelessness (MEH), …
View article: Charting the Rough Journey to ‘Home’: The Contribution of Qualitative Longitudinal Research to Understandings of Homelessness in Austerity
Charting the Rough Journey to ‘Home’: The Contribution of Qualitative Longitudinal Research to Understandings of Homelessness in Austerity Open
This article reflects on the contribution of qualitative longitudinal research (QLR) to understandings of homeless peoples’ experiences of support service interventions in an era of austerity in the UK. It brings into ‘analytic conversatio…
View article: Rebalancing the rhetoric: A normative analysis of enforcement in street homelessness policy
Rebalancing the rhetoric: A normative analysis of enforcement in street homelessness policy Open
Street homelessness policies often provoke great intensity of feeling, especially when they include elements of force. This paper considers the moral case stakeholders present for and against enforcement in street homelessness policies via…
View article: Hard Edges Scotland: New conversations about severe and multiple disadvantage
Hard Edges Scotland: New conversations about severe and multiple disadvantage Open
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View article: Information and communication technologies, e-Health and homelessness: A bibliometric review
Information and communication technologies, e-Health and homelessness: A bibliometric review Open
A bibliometric review was conducted to assess the available scientific\n\t\t\t\t knowledge regarding the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)\n\t\t\t\t by Individuals Experiencing Homelessness (IEH) and reflect on the ex…
View article: Why benefit sanctions are both ineffective and harmful
Why benefit sanctions are both ineffective and harmful Open
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View article: Homelessness and social control: a typology
Homelessness and social control: a typology Open
The use of 'social control' interventions in housing and welfare policy often courts intense controversy, and never more so than when attempts are made to bring about change in the conduct of street homeless people. To date, academic scrut…
View article: Controlling Homeless People? Power, Interventionism and Legitimacy
Controlling Homeless People? Power, Interventionism and Legitimacy Open
There is intense debate over the legitimacy of interventions which seek behavioural change on the part of street homeless people. ‘Hard’ measures, such as arresting people for begging, are particularly controversial, but ‘softer’ intervent…
View article: Contested territories: homelessness and faith-based services
Contested territories: homelessness and faith-based services Open
Faith-based organisations (FBOs) are key players in service provision for homeless people. Here Sarah Johnsen explores how FBOs have found themselves at the heart of debates about the role of religious bodies in welfare provision generally…
View article: First wave findings: Overview: Social security in Scotland
First wave findings: Overview: Social security in Scotland Open
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