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Workplace trauma and chronic stressor exposure among direct service providers working with people experiencing homelessness
Author(s): Nick Kerman, John Ecker, Emmy Tiderington, Stephen Gaetz, Sean A. Kidd
Publisher: Journal of Mental Health
Publication Date: 2022
This 2022 study explores the impact of workplace traumas and stressors among service providers working with people experiencing homelessness in Canada.
Mental Health and Wellness of Service Providers Working with People Experiencing Homelessness in Canada: A National Survey from the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s): Nick Kerman, John Ecker, Stephen Gaetz, Emmy Tiderington, Sean A. Kidd
Publication Date: 2021
Objective: This study examined the scope of common mental health problems and perceived impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic among direct service providers working with people experiencing homelessness in Canada. Method: This cross-sectional study used an online survey that was disseminated to homeless service, supportive housing, and harm reduction organizations and networks. Data were collected on depression, anxiety, stress, post-traumatic stress,...
Trajectories of Recovery Among Formerly Homeless Adults With Serious Mental Illness
Author(s): Deborah Padgett, Bikki Tran Smith, Mimi Choy-Brown, Emmy Tiderington, Micaela Mercado
Publication Date: 2016
Recovery from mental illness is possible, but individuals with co-occurring disorders and homelessness face challenges. Although a nonlinear recovery course is assumed, few studies have analyzed recovery over time. This mixed-methods study examined recovery trajectories over 18 months after enrollment in supportive housing programs of 38 participants with DSM axis I diagnoses. Qualitative interview data were quantified through consensual ratings...
Provider Views of Harm Reduction Versus Abstinence Policies Within Homeless Services for Dually Diagnosed Adults
Author(s): Benjamin F. Henwood, Deborah K. Padgett, Emmy Tiderington
Publication Date: 2014
Harm reduction is considered by many to be a legitimate alternative to abstinence-based services for dually diagnosed individuals, yet there is limited understanding of how varying approaches affect front-line practice within services for homeless adults. This paper examines how front-line providers working with individuals who have experienced homelessness, serious mental illness, and addiction view policies of harm reduction versus abstinence w...