23. Healing the Pain and Hurt: Dealing with the Trauma of Homelessness

Trauma and homelessness often go hand in hand, and every author in this book shared stories about trauma-inducing events in their history. These cover a wide range of incidents, including domestic violence, physical/sexual childhood abuse, loss of work, car accidents, intergenerational and historical trauma, physical assault, rape, police interactions, physical or mental health issues and addictions. 

Continue reading...

Editor(s): 
Inclusion Working Group
Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
Location: 
Canada
Publication Date: 
2015
Publisher(s): 
Canadian Observatory on Homelessness