Journey to Home: development of a conceptual model to describe Vveterans' experiences with resolving housing instability

被引:8
作者
Cusack, Meagan [1 ]
Montgomery, Ann Elizabeth [2 ,3 ,4 ]
Sorrentino, Anneliese E. [1 ]
Dichter, Melissa E. [1 ,5 ]
Chhabra, Manik [1 ,5 ,8 ]
True, Gala [6 ,7 ,9 ]
机构
[1] US Dept Vet Affairs VA, Ctr Hlth Equ Res & Promot, Philadelphia, PA USA
[2] VA, Natl Ctr Homelessness Vet, Birmingham, AL 19120 USA
[3] Birmingham VA Med Ctr, Hlth Serv Res & Dev, Birmingham, AL USA
[4] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Sch Publ Hlth, Birmingham, AL 35294 USA
[5] Univ Penn, Perelman Sch Med, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[6] Southeast Louisiana Vet Hlth Care Syst, South Cent Mental Illness Res Educ & Clin Ctr, New Orleans, LA USA
[7] Tulane Univ, Sch Med, 1430 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA
[8] Corporal Michael J Crescenz VA Med Ctr, Dept Med, Philadelphia, PA USA
[9] Louisiana State Univ, Sch Med, New Orleans, LA USA
关键词
homelessness; housing need; housing affordability; Veterans; social determinants of health; social work; MEDICAL-CARE; BEHAVIORAL-MODEL; CASE-MANAGEMENT; RISK-FACTORS; HEALTH-CARE; HOMELESSNESS; VETERANS; PATHWAYS; INDIVIDUALS; OUTCOMES;
D O I
10.1080/02673037.2019.1598551
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Recent research has focused on risk factors for Veteran housing instability and programmatic responses. However, little is known about Veterans' experiences of becoming unstably housed and navigating available resources to resolve housing crises. This qualitative paper, based on open-ended interviews with Veterans (n = 60), presents the Journey to Home conceptual model, which offers a framework for understanding Veterans' journeys through housing instability, including the factors that contribute to vulnerability, the range of housing conditions that Veterans describe as inadequate, how Veterans connect to assistance through VA and community providers, and barriers and facilitators to connecting with and using available assistance, resulting in either continued housing instability or successful housing outcomes. Ongoing efforts to end Veteran homelessness should prioritize strategies that respond to complex vulnerabilities.
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页码:310 / 332
页数:23
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