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Publication date: 1 February 2003

Stefan Durkacz

This article is based on recent research which set out to map the social networks of homeless people and find out about their hopes and aspirations, as well as their past and…

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This article is based on recent research which set out to map the social networks of homeless people and find out about their hopes and aspirations, as well as their past and present lives. Action research was conducted with service users and staff from Thames Reach Bondway, St Basil's and Alone in London. Staff interviewed and worked with a group of homeless people from very different backgrounds over six months. The findings and recommendations have now been published in the report Dreams Deferred. The report also contains a toolkit for generic homelessness support workers to enable them to discuss social networks with the service user in a structured and formal way.

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Housing, Care and Support, vol. 6 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1460-8790

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Publication date: 1 September 2005

Gerard Lemos

A disproportionate number of homeless people have spent time in the armed forces. This study used interviews with ex‐homeless people with a Services background to record their…

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A disproportionate number of homeless people have spent time in the armed forces. This study used interviews with ex‐homeless people with a Services background to record their individual experiences and look at the factors which might increase the likelihood that someone will become homeless after leaving the Services. Disrupted family backgrounds were a feature of the lives of the youngest respondents. Alcohol dependency, mental health problems and relationship breakdown featured strongly among the group as a whole, although they were associated more strongly with older respondents. A central conclusion is that help with housing should be complemented by greater access to emotional and psychological support services during and after the period of transition from military to civilian life.

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Housing, Care and Support, vol. 8 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1460-8790

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