Books
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Reimagining Homelessness
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Location: Available OnlinePublication Date: 2020Using contemporary research, policy and practice examples, this book uses the Irish experience to argue that we need to urgently reimagine homelessness as a pattern of residential instability and economic precariousness regularly experienced by marginal households. -
Research handbook on homelessness
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Location: Available OnlinePublication Date: 2024A comprehensive account of the current knowledge and understanding of homelessness, the substantial challenges it presents and the latest developments in responding to the issue. -
Using Evidence to End Homelessness
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Location: Available OnlinePublication Date: 2020Gathering the insights and experiences of leaders in government, academia and the third sector to present new evidence-based strategies to end homelessness. -
Migrant homelessness and the crimmigration control system
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Location: Available OnlinePublication Date: 2023New insights into the drivers of homelessness following migration by unpacking the housing consequences of 'crimmigration' control systems in the US and UK. -
Homelessness in America : the history and tragedy of an intractable social problem
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Location: Available OnlinePublication Date: 2022 -
Sons, daughters, and sidewalk psychotics : mental illness and homelessness in Los Angeles
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Location: Available OnlinePublication Date: 2024A class-based analysis of social context, urban policy, family dynamics, and the social safety net.
Articles
The following articles are a selection of resources available through BU Libraries:
- "Harms of encampment abatements on the health of unhoused people" by Jamie Suki Chang et. al (2022). Available here.
- “'The trauma machine expands faster than our services': Health risks for unhoused people in an early-stage gentrifying area" by Andrea McIntosh et. al. (2023). Available here.
- "Reproductive justice for unhoused women: An integrative review of the literature" by Holly Brott et. al. (2023). Available here.
- "Children and Youth Are a Critical Part of the American Story of Homelessness" by Gregory D. Stevens (2024). Available here.
- "Race and place based discrimination against Housing Choice Voucher holders in Greater Boston" by Jared Flippen (2021). Available here.
More Resources
The following reports are publicly available from external organizations:
- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report: Part 1: Point in Time Estimates available here..
- Health of Boston - Survey of People Experiencing Homelessness: Presentation from the Boston Public Health Commission survey of people experiencing homelessness from 2023.
- Fact Sheets: National Health Care for the Homeless Council covers frequently questions about experiencing homelessness, medical respite care, policy, and research.
- "State of Homelessness: 2024 Edition": This report from the National Alliance to End Homelessness analyzes available data on homelessness for 2023 with key facts and data points.
- "State of the Homeless 2024": This report discusses issues of housing in New York, local and state policies, limitations on access to vital benefits, governmental efforts to dismantle core legal protections, and refusal to take critical actions.
Find Data
HUD Point-in-Time Count and Housing Inventory Count: HUD’s Point-in-Time (PIT) count is the primary tool for measuring the extent of homelessness in the nation. Continuums of Care (CoC) that provide housing and services. Reports available here.
