A stakeholder analysis of government policy intervention in the Ghanaian slum communities
This study aims to examine government policy priorities towards slum management with the view of establishing its level of commitment in terms of measures undertaken and identify specific policies to structure the sector.
The study systematically reviewed national policies, guided by the frequency statistics method in identifying key issues relating to slums management. Content analysis was used to identify findings into themes and discussed in line with the study’s objectives.
The results revealed the government’s determination to upgrade the existing slums, with the establishment of a Ministry for Inner Cit...
Source: Housing, Care and Support - July 14, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anthony Nkrumah Agyabeng
Alexander Preko Source Type: research
Evaluating trauma informed care training for services supporting individuals experiencing homelessness and multiple disadvantage
This study aims to explore the effects of a four-day TIC and psychologically informed environments training package in such services.
The analysis explores the effect of this training on the degree of TIC as measured by the TICOMETER, a psychometrically robust organisational measure of TIC. The study examines group and individual level changes from before training and again at six-month and one-year follow-up time-points.
At the group level analysis, three of the five TICOMETER domains (knowledge and skills, relationships, and policies and procedures) were higher when compared to pre-training scores. The remainin...
Source: Housing, Care and Support - June 26, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rupert Burge Anna Tickle Nima Moghaddam Source Type: research
Tenant management under COVID-19 pandemic season among informal settlement rental housing in Ghana
This study used a mixed methods research approach and foregrounds the discussions of the results with the social roles theory. Using the quota sampling procedure, this study used 467 semi-structured interviews of tenants from five old informal settlement neighbourhoods in urban Ghana. This study adopted the thematic analytical technique in the results section.
This study uncovered that landlords perform a gate-keeping social relationship role in ensuring tenant safety during the COVID-19 pandemic season through the provision of security, care and support, discipline, hard work, morale building to accountability. Howev...
Source: Housing, Care and Support - June 25, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Appau Williams Miller Fauster Agbenyo Royal Mabakeng Menare Source Type: research
Change readiness in individuals experiencing homelessness and multiple complex needs
This study aims to understand how staff in homelessness services conceptualise readiness for change in the individuals they support and how this informs their decision-making in practice.
A qualitative design was used. Ten staff members participated in semi-structured interviews. Data were examined through inductive–deductive thematic analysis, using a social constructivist epistemological lens.
Five main themes were constructed: “multiple complex needs mean multiple complex changes”, “talk versus behaviour”, “change is not a linear trajectory”, “the role of consistent boundaried relationships” ...
Source: Housing, Care and Support - May 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alex Lord Anna Tickle Anna Buckell Source Type: research
Choosing to be homeless? Persistent rough sleeping and the perverse incentives of social policy in England
Graham Bowpitt
Housing, Care and Support, Vol. 23, No. 3/4, pp.135-147
With the temporary housing of rough sleepers in response to the Covid-19 emergency, some commentators have been tempted to believe that the rising population of rough sleepers in the UK has finally been reversed. This paper aims to examine the choices made by persistent rough sleepers and how far they are influenced by the perverse incentives of social policies, in order to challenge the view that they sleep rough out of choice.
Evidence for this paper is derived from two teams of frontline service providers with routin...
Source: Housing, Care and Support - November 26, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Graham Bowpitt Source Type: research
Social impact bonds in the UK homeless sector: perspectives of front-line link workers
This study concludes that if SIBs are to achieve their promise of providing funding which leads to effective solutions to deeply ingrained social problems, there needs to be more careful evaluation of their true benefits in comparison to publicly funded projects, adoption of more appropriate and project-specific outcome measures and a much clearer explanation and justification of the way in which SIB funding works.
Few studies have specifically explored the perceptions of front-line link workers in the homelessness sector. This study highlights not only the concerns but also the benefits associated with the use of SIB...
Source: Housing, Care and Support - November 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Thomas George Jim Rogers Amanda Roberts Source Type: research
Premature frailty, geriatric conditions and multimorbidity among people experiencing homelessness: a cross-sectional observational study in a London hostel
Raphael Rogans-Watson, Caroline Shulman, Dan Lewer, Megan Armstrong, Briony Hudson
Housing, Care and Support, Vol. 23, No. 3/4, pp.77-91
The purpose of this paper is to assess frailty, geriatric conditions and multimorbidity in people experiencing homelessness (PEH) using holistic evaluations based on comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) and draw comparisons with general population survey data.
Cross-sectional observational study conducted in a London-based hostel for single PEH over 30 years old in March–April 2019. The participants and key workers completed health-related questionn...
Source: Housing, Care and Support - September 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Raphael Rogans-Watson Caroline Shulman Dan Lewer Megan Armstrong Briony Hudson Source Type: research
Displaced and vulnerable: a case study of “out of area” housing
Steve Iafrati
Housing, Care and Support, Vol. 23, No. 3/4, pp.111-122
The purpose of study is to explore how structural problems within housing supply and the marketisation of housing for the poorest and most vulnerable households affect households and can lead to negative outcomes for some households. The research highlights the experiences of out of area (OOA) households that can be below the radar in debates regarding housing crisis.
The research features a case study approach focusing on the experiences of a single household, which is supplemented with an interview with the household...
Source: Housing, Care and Support - September 16, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Steve Iafrati Source Type: research
People ’s perceptions of sustainable housing in developing countries: the case of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
People’s perceptions of sustainable housing in developing countries: the case of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ali AlQahtany
Housing, Care and Support, Vol. 23, No. 3/4, pp.93-109
The purpose of this paper is to explore the people’s perceptions of sustainable housing in Saudi Arabia using Riyadh as a case study. Riyadh was chosen as a case study for two reasons: it is the capital city of Saudi Arabia and the largest city in the country; and there are no major differences between the characteristics of people in Riyadh and other major Saudi cities.
The questionnaire survey technique was used in t...
Source: Housing, Care and Support - August 24, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ali AlQahtany Source Type: research
Building connection against the odds: project workers relationships with people experiencing homelessness
Housing, Care and Support,Volume 22, Issue 2, Page 129-140, June 2019. Purpose Trusting and empathic relationships between project workers and people experiencing homelessness (PEH) form the cornerstone for their needs to be met. However, under the UK austerity agenda project workers practice in a context of increasing pressure and limited resources; with relationships often characterised by conditionality and disconnection. The purpose of this paper is to report on a study investigating project workers ’ experiences of building relationships with PEH living in supported housing projects. Design/methodology/approach A ...
Source: Housing, Care and Support - May 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Community housing: functional outcome of severe mental illness is associated with the personality traits of the case manager
This study suggests that conscientious care planning is essential in the recovery process. Originality/value No previous studies have been performed examining the specific relationship between the case manager’s personality traits and functional outcome of people with SMI. (Source: Housing, Care and Support)
Source: Housing, Care and Support - May 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The health challenges of families experiencing homelessness
Housing, Care and Support,Volume 22, Issue 2, Page 93-105, June 2019. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a scoping review on the health challenges of families experiencing homelessness. There is a bi-directional relationship between health and homelessness in that poor health can increase the risk of housing loss, and experiencing homelessness is bad for one ’s health. The experience of homelessness differs between populations and this review focuses on families as one of the fastest growing segments of the homeless population. While research has been integrated on the causes of homelessness ...
Source: Housing, Care and Support - May 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Building connection against the odds: project workers relationships with people experiencing homelessness
Housing, Care and Support,Volume 22, Issue 2, Page 129-140, June 2019. Purpose Trusting and empathic relationships between project workers and people experiencing homelessness (PEH) form the cornerstone for their needs to be met. However, under the UK austerity agenda project workers practice in a context of increasing pressure and limited resources; with relationships often characterised by conditionality and disconnection. The purpose of this paper is to report on a study investigating project workers ’ experiences of building relationships with PEH living in supported housing projects. Design/methodology/approach A ...
Source: Housing, Care and Support - May 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Community housing: functional outcome of severe mental illness is associated with the personality traits of the case manager
This study suggests that conscientious care planning is essential in the recovery process. Originality/value No previous studies have been performed examining the specific relationship between the case manager’s personality traits and functional outcome of people with SMI. (Source: Housing, Care and Support)
Source: Housing, Care and Support - May 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
The health challenges of families experiencing homelessness
Housing, Care and Support,Volume 22, Issue 2, Page 93-105, June 2019. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a scoping review on the health challenges of families experiencing homelessness. There is a bi-directional relationship between health and homelessness in that poor health can increase the risk of housing loss, and experiencing homelessness is bad for one ’s health. The experience of homelessness differs between populations and this review focuses on families as one of the fastest growing segments of the homeless population. While research has been integrated on the causes of homelessness ...
Source: Housing, Care and Support - May 14, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
