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Homeless Women (homeless + woman)

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Mothering in Public: A Meta-Synthesis of Homeless Women With Children Living in Shelters

JOURNAL FOR SPECIALISTS IN PEDIATRIC NURSING, Issue 4 2003
MPHArticle first published online: 24 AUG 200, Mikki Meadows-Oliver MSN
ISSUES AND PURPOSE The purpose of this paper is to synthesize the current qualitative literature on homeless women with children living in shelters. METHODS Eighteen qualitative studies on homeless women with children living in shelters were included in the synthesis. The meta-synthesis was conducted using the meta-ethnographic approach of Noblit and Hare (1988). RESULTS Six reciprocal translations (themes) of homeless mothers caring for their children in shelters emerged: On becoming homeless, protective mothering, loss, stressed and depressed, survival strategies, and strategies for resolution. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS The results may be used by healthcare workers as a framework for developing intervention strategies directed toward helping mothers find new solutions to dealing with shelter living and innovative ways to resolve their homelessness. [source]

Risk Factors for First-Time Homelessness in Low-Income Women

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY, Issue 1 2007
Erika R. Lehmann PhD
Determinants of first-time homelessness were evaluated in Sacramento, California and Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. First-time homeless women had more cumulative risks for homelessness than low-income never-homeless women, even with the putative advantage of higher levels of education. Solutions to homelessness should address more than one dimension of risk. [source]

Innovative Ways to Address the Mental Health and Medical Needs of Marginalized Patients: Collaborations Between Family Physicians, Family Therapists, and Family Psychologists

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHOPSYCHIATRY, Issue 3 2004
Warren L. Holleman PhD
This article describes an innovative program to meet the needs of homeless women, children, and families residing at a transitional living center in an urban setting. The program involves collaboration between medical and mental health professionals to address the multiple problems and unmet needs of this population. Recommendations for future work in expanding collaborative practice are discussed. [source]