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Samaria Powell
Liberty University
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Research Paper: Annotated Bibliography
Evans, W., Sullivan, J., & Walkskog, M. (2016). The impact of homelessness prevention programs on
homelessness. DOI: 10.1126/science.aag0833
Despite homelessness prevention programs being in place homelessness still exist. This author
talks about how these programs are available but my not be helping homelessness. There is not
a lot of evidence of housing programs and interventions being useful to the homelessness
community. This article will be able to give me a viewpoint of how effective programs needs to
be in order for it actually help homelessness.
Farrugia, D., Gerrard, J. (2016). Academic Knowledge and Contemporary Poverty: The Politics of
Homelessness Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038514564436
This article examines the field of homelessness. This article discusses the relationship between
he dynamics of inequality and government issues that ultimately affects homelessness. This
article also focuses on the research and emergent orthodox of the approaches of homelessness.
The author gives the insight of how politics and affect homelessness in negative and positive
ways.
Henwood, B., Padget, D. & Tsemberis, S. (2016). Housing First. https://books.google.com/books?
id=k4x2CgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
This article is about the story of Housing First (HF) and this initiative can be used to prevent or
end homelessness. There is a evidence based paradigm that was created in 1992. If used
effectively it can help end homelessness across America. This author includes the rise of
homeless industry of shelters and transitional housing programs and how they are different than
HF. HF focuses on approaching challenged individuals with useful demands for their situations
through counseling and support. This solution is based on consumer principles and choice that
reduces the access of independent housing in the community.
Jones M. M. (2016). Does Race Matter in Addressing Homelessness? A Review of the Literature. World
medical & health policy, 8(2), 139–156. https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.189
This author talks about addresses race and homelessness. Morbidity is higher among the African
American community in comparison to the U.S. population. There has been a lot of presentation
of how the healthcare industry has affected homelessness. This article goes over social and
behavioral factors that can address the relationship of race and homelessness in America. The
author points out the differences between racial subgroups of homelessness, health risks and
service outcomes. This article will help me narrow down the determining factors of
homelessness. This article also gives data on the question does race affect homelessness? And if
so, is the African American populations majority apart of the homeless population?
Mabhala, M.A., Yohannes, A. & Griffith, M. Social conditions of becoming homelessness: qualitative
analysis of life stories of homeless peoples. Int J Equity Health 16, 150 (2017).
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-017-0646-3
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This article is about how homelessness can be complexed than it is seems. Homelessness affects
public health and social societies. The view of this author can define homelessness as a absence
of permanent accommodation. The solutions the author gives is that there are ways out of
homelessness through permanent maintenance of social contexts that can prevent
homelessness.
Moore, E.M., Cheng, T.H., Castillo, E.G. Understanding Homelessness: A Call to Action and et al.
Curriculum Framework for Psychiatry Residencies. Acad Psychiatry 44, 344–351 (2020).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-019-01154-
This article gives definition on homeless in general. This articles states that there are about
552,830 people who are experiencing homelessness (Moore, Cheng & Castillo, 2020). This
author talks about even though homelessness has experienced a decline there is still a high
number of people still homeless. This articles gives a view of before and after of affects of
homelessness on communities, society and the economy.
Petty, J. (2016). International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy;
Brisbane Vol. 5, Iss. 1, (2016): 67-81. DOI:10.5204/ijcjsd.v5i1.286
This article is about how homelessness is affecting American but also other places like London.
There have been anti-homeless spikes in London. These spikes are when there are metal studs
that are implanted at the ground level to prevent or discourage people of sleeping in “restricted
areas” (Petty, 2016). This author shows how others places around are approaching
homelessness. Some are taking more social and proactive approaches and others are taking
drastic approaches like London.
Ravenhill, M. (2016). The Culture of Homelessness. https://books.google.com/books?id=-
gXACwAAQBAJ&dq=peer+reviewed+articles+on+homelessness+2016&lr=&source=gbs_navlinks_s
This article is about the culture of homeless. The author tracks the origins of the root of
homelessness. This is done by tracking down homeless people overtime. Ravenhill feels this
research is needed to shed light and create positive solutions to end this issue. The authors
research included interviews of 150 and people who were or is homeless. Throughout this article
Ravenhill talks about the structural, behavioral, and biographical factors that leads to
homelessness.
Shinn, M., Brown, S., Spellman, B., Wood, M., Gubits, D., & Khadduri, J. (2017). Mismatch Between
Homeless Families and the Homelessness Service System. Retrieved from
http://www.jstor.org.proxy.lib.odu.edu/stable/26328368
The authors examines how mismatch services affect families who are experiencing
homelessness. The article includes the resources available to help those in need with housing
and support to prevent homelessness. The authors talks about homeless service system that is
combined of four sections that focus on specific programs. One program is emergency shelter,
transitional housing, short term rental subsidies and permanent supportive housing. This articles
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sheds lights on services programs that can be used or changed to further assist the communities
with homelessness and or homelessness prevention.
Volker Busch-Geertsema, Dennis Culhane, Suzanne Fitzpatrick.(2016) Developing a global framework for
conceptualising and measuring homelessness. Habitat International, Volume 55, ISSN 0197-3975,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2016.03.004
Since homeless is a global issue but its affects the poor communities. This article is about create
frameworks that can help homelessness and how it can also help acute housing. This article talks
about bridging the gap of solutions and the economy. The Global Homelessness Framework is to
give frame of reference for engagements that can recommend programs and support. This
article shows how different frameworks can work hand in hand to create a global solution of the
ending of homelessness.
