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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"transitional housing"”.
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Transitional housing as an inclusionary planning intervention: The pickwick transitional housing project
This dissertation explores if and how transitional housing, as a state intervention, enhance the inclusion of disenfranchised residents in well-located neighbourhoods. The City has often been criticised for relocating evictees to its Temporary Relocation Areas (TRAs) on the urban edge, away from …
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Horizons--an analysis of transitional housing
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies, 1987.
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Homeless Center: Transitional Housing for Homeless Families
Homelessness in DC has been on the rise for a while but now it is getting to the point where it is becoming a major issue. The Mayor has proposed a plan to end homelessness with seven shelters, one in each ward of DC. The shelter this thesis is proposing would be a combination of a typical homeless …
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Biophilic Design: Transitional Housing for Homeless Veterans
… I look to embrace that relationship by designing housing for homeless veterans. For veterans, this connection helps the space become a place of healing and reconnection to nature, which is proven to have a positive impact in our health and wellness. The building becomes a container of nature, …
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ReLife: Transitional Housing for Victims of Natural Disaster
… conscious, and ready for implementation. Transitional housing can be defined as housing that is used during the rebuilding phase for the victims. It is not just an emergency shelter, but a structure that provides a return to normalcy for the victim. For the design to be efficient it must …
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Dockings : transitional housing for political refugees, Stockholm, Sweden
… an examination of the government-distributed, transitional housing (genomgångsbostäder) for refugees living in Stockholm, Sweden, the thesis will clarify the psychological and social roles of this housing in the process of integration and illustrate the importance of its physical form to its …
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Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy and Stress Reduction with Veterans Living in Transitional Housing
<p>Veterans living in a transitional housing facility participated in an eight-week mindfulness-based art therapy group with the goal to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress, as well as increase mindful awareness and well-being.</p> <p>The results indicated that depression, anxiety and …
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Moving along: An exploratory study of women with children in a transitional housing setting
Transitional housing programs are increasingly being used to service the social and housing needs of homeless women with children. However, there is minimal social work research pertaining to this shelter strategy. Instead, current knowledge focuses on the demographics of this population. Outcomes …
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The Politics of Transformation: Improvement, Gender and Transitional Housing in Cape Town, South Africa
… investigates the state-led project of Pickwick Transitional Housing in Cape Town. This empirical example offers insight into the ways in which housing models concerned with social, economic, and physical “transition” connect with housing [in]security and South African state agendas for …
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Faith and Homelessness: Examining the Influence of the Faith-Based Component of a Transitional Housing Program on the Attitudes and Behaviors of Homeless Men
… disorders, malnutrition, and victimization. Transitional housing is a temporary option offered as a response to homelessness, recognizing that if individuals are provided with shelter, they may be supported in their attempt to achieve self-sufficiency.</p> <p>There is some evidence that …
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Lateral communities, vertical cities: understanding the nature of the livelihood strategies utilized by former residents of the Pine Road informal settlement in the pickwick transitional housing development
In addressing the lack of affordable housing in South Africa, 15% of South Africa's 14.45 million households earn enough to secure a mortgage, and 60% earn less than R3500.00 a month and can qualify for state housing. The remaining 25%, including most teachers, nurses, police officers and soldiers …
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Perinatal Health Education Intervention for Adolescent and Young Adult Pregnant Homeless Women Living in Transitional Housing, and Best Practice Teaching Intervention Program for Staff Responsible for Care of the Mother-Baby Dyad
… and to care of the infant and growing child. A transitional shelter may offer many psychosocial services to assist the women in becoming independent; however, a significant gap exists regarding the medical care of this population. The purpose of this DNP Project was to develop an educational …
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Implementation & Evaluation of a Peer Mentor Walking Program for Transitionally Housed Women in Missoula, MT
… a peer mentor walking program for women in transitional housing. The program was based on a thorough needs assessment and was developed as a low-cost means of addressing the physical, social, and mental health needs of homeless women living in a transitional housing facility. Nine program …
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Implementation & Evaluation of a Peer Mentor Walking Program for Transitionally Housed Women in Missoula, MT
… a peer mentor walking program for women in transitional housing. The program was based on a thorough needs assessment and was developed as a low-cost means of addressing the physical, social, and mental health needs of homeless women living in a transitional housing facility. Nine program …
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Families Moving Forward: Homeless Women with Children Transitioning to Independent Living
… women with children is by providing them with transitional housing, a step beyond the familiar short-term emergency shelter. Transitional housing typically shelters families for up to 2 years. During this extended stay, women participate in programs designed to assist them with addiction, …
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The Use of Trauma-Informed Care in Programs Serving Families Experiencing Homelessness
… facilitate or deter its’ implementation within transitional housing programs for families experiencing homelessness. Directed content analysis was used with a theoretical framework including trauma theory, the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), and the Bioecological …
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One size does not fit all : innovation in emergency housing with a focus on Nepal 2015
… due to natural disasters and very primitive transitional shelters, or 't-shelters', exist to provide semi-permanent housing. Many t-shelter designs do not cater to all the needs of their inhabitants and are only functional in the short term, often leaving many people relying on t-shelters for …
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Implementation of a mHealth Program Within a Homeless Population of Young Mothers
… 21 year old mothers residing in Covenant House transitional housing, that were offered assistance with enrolling via cell phone, enrolled in the free nationwide maternal-infant mHealth program, Text4baby, at a rate of 83.33%.</p> <p>Enrolled homeless mothers had a 0% un-enrollment rate, in …
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LAW ENFORCEMENTS PERCEPTIONS REGARDING DOMESTIC MINOR SEX TRAFFICKING AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF SOCIAL WORKERS IN THESE CASES
… of DMST. The study also indicated the need for transitional housing or other placement options for youth because the current alternative is incarceration.</p>
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Examining the Impact of Childhood Adverse Experiences on Adulthood Health Related Quality of Life
… Forty-eight women who were participating in a transitional housing program in an urban homeless shelter completed assessments to measure their trauma experiences, HRQoL, and symptomatology severity. Results indicate that neither the number of endorsed early life traumas nor the self-reported …
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