Supportive Transitions and Health: A Mixed Methods Study of Formerly Homeless Persons and Street Exits

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dc.contributor.advisorWallace, Jean
dc.contributor.authorDesjarlais-deKlerk, Kristen
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-21T21:14:25Z
dc.date.embargolift2016-02-22T07:00:00Z
dc.date.issued2015-10-21
dc.date.submitted2015en
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation explores connections between homelessness, housing, and health. Drawing on a mixed methods two-phase design presented in a series of three separate articles, this dissertation demonstrates the changes experienced by formerly homeless individuals when they transition into supported housing. Health and stress comparisons are made between currently and formerly homeless individuals, as are changes experienced by formerly homeless individuals during their first six months of housing tenure. The findings indicate that individuals who transition from homelessness into housing appear to experience improvements in their health and wellbeing. But housing does not appear solely responsible for these positive changes. Rather, the findings demonstrate the importance of formal and informal social relationships during this status transition. Caseworkers and physicians operate as formal supporters, and provide important services to help stabilize and minimize the stresses that accompany this status transition. Informal social relationships developed away from social service agencies and shelters aid in developing identities apart from homelessness.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDesjarlais-deKlerk, K. (2015). Supportive Transitions and Health: A Mixed Methods Study of Formerly Homeless Persons and Street Exits (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27939en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27939
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2625
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectSocial Work
dc.subjectSociology
dc.subject.classificationhomelessnessen_US
dc.subject.classificationhousingen_US
dc.subject.classificationHealthen_US
dc.titleSupportive Transitions and Health: A Mixed Methods Study of Formerly Homeless Persons and Street Exits
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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