Title

Safer Outside: A Qualitative Exploration Of Homeless People'S Resistance To Homeless Shelters

Keywords

encampments; homelessness; qualitative; shelter utilization; unsheltered homeless

Abstract

Unsheltered or "street" homeless are an under-researched subset of the homeless population although they account for 37% of the total number of homeless people. The current study examines the lives of homeless people who reside in camps in the woods of East Orange County, Florida. Data for this study were collected via five focus groups with a total of 39 unsheltered homeless people. It is clear from this research that unsheltered homeless people have unique needs that differ from those of the sheltered homeless and that social services will need to change many aspects of the way services are provided to address these unique needs. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Date

8-1-2012

Publication Title

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volume

12

Issue

4

Number of Pages

288-306

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/15228932.2012.695645

Socpus ID

84864712599 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84864712599

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