Turnaround Points: The Role of Help Seeking and Service Delivery for Employed People Experiencing Homelessness in Calgary, Canada

"Pathways "from homelessness are processes people undertake to become re-housed. In a Canadian study, one-to-one interviews were conducted between November 2008 and February 2009, wherein employed homeless people in Calgary, Alberta (N = 4,000; n = 65) identified situational aspects, personal behaviors and thoughts, and shelter services that affected this transition. These findings help to sharpen our focus on turnaround points from homelessness.

Publication Date: 
2010
Pages: 
50
Volume: 
32
Issue: 
3
Journal Name: 
Social Development Issues
Location: 
Calgary, AB, Canada