Homeless Family Shelters and Family Homelessness

Improving the Nutrition Status of Homeless Children: Guidelines for Homeless Family Shelters

Family Histories and Multiple Transitions Among Homeless Young Adults: Pathways to Homelessness.

This study explored the early family histories of homeless young adults, the types and number of transitions they experienced, and their pathways to the street. Intensive qualitative interviews were audio taped and transcribed with 40 homeless young adults 19 to 21 years of age in the Midwest. Findings show that family backgrounds were generally characterized by substance use, child maltreatmen...

Homeless Women in Shelters and on the Street: “Hidden Homelessness” in Japan

1. Summary Many countries, whether rich or poor, developed or developing, suffer from problems with homelessness. In Japan, which is one of the richest countries in the world, these problems have also grown since 1990s. These days, research on homelessness in Japan is gradually increasing, but there are virtually no studies on homeless women. The objectives of this study are (1) to reveal the c...

POMDPs for Assisting Homeless Shelters - Computational and Deployment Challenges

This paper looks at challenges faced during the ongoing deployment of HEALER, a POMDP based software agent that recommends sequential intervention plans for use by homeless shelters, who organize these interventions to raise awareness about HIV among homeless youth. HEALER’s sequential plans (built using knowledge of social networks of homeless youth) choose intervention participants strategica...

Parenting and homelessness: overview and introduction to the Special Section.

This overview of parenting and homelessness includes the characteristics and needs of families who are homeless, with a focus on the unique challenges faced by mothers, fathers, and children. In addition, the authors discuss how homeless families are narrowly defined based on the family members who present at shelters and other service programs. In order to fully support parents and their child...