Alexia Polillo
Biographic Data
| ID | 300813 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexia Polillo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexia |
| FAMILY NAME | Polillo |
| SIGNATURE | POLILLO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ottawa |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0329-350X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Service restrictions from emergency shelters among people experiencing homelessness
Service restrictions refer to temporary or permanent bans of individuals from a program or an organization's services, and are widely used in emergency shelter systems. Limited research exists on how service restrictions unfold and their impacts on people experiencing homelessness. This qualitative study used in-depth interviews with timeline mapping to examine the antecedents and consequences of service restrictions from emergency shelters among…
Cycles of instability
People with histories of homelessness often have difficulties obtaining and maintaining adequate housing. This qualitative study examined the residential transitions of people with histories of residential instability and homelessness to understand factors contributing to the instability they experience. Interviews were conducted with 64 participants about their housing transitions, in the final year of a 4-year, prospective cohort study in three…
An exploratory study of the pathways into homelessness among of foreign-born and Canadian-born families
Despite the growing number of foreign-born homeless families in Canada, few studies have investigated their experiences prior to becoming homeless. To address this gap, this study explored the pathways into homelessness for foreign-born families and compared these pathways to those of Canadian-born families. Timeline mapping and in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 23 foreign-born and 13 Canadian-born homeless families residing in …
Projective Technique Reveals Unconscious Attitudes about Poverty in Canada
Canada has been challenged in attempts to reduce and eliminate poverty. In this study, the authors used a projective technique to assess attitudes about people living in poverty (113 young adults, average age 21) living in southwestern Ontario. Five themes emerged from Thematic Apperception Test responses: (1) negative assumptions about people in poverty, (2) simplified beliefs about various pathways into poverty, (3) conditional compassion for t…
Perceptions of Housing and Shelter among People with Histories of Unstable Housing in three Cities in Canada
Housing is a key social determinant of health that contributes to the well‐documented relationship between socioeconomic status and health. This study explored how individuals with histories of unstable and precarious housing perceive their housing or shelter situations, and the impact of these settings on their health and well‐being. Participants were recruited from the Health and Housing in Transition study (HHiT), a longitudinal, multi‐city st…
Poverty and Serious Mental Illness
This paper examines the issue of poverty among people with serious mental illness ( SMI ), positioning it as a key issue to be confronted by community mental health systems and practitioners. The paper reviews three perspectives on poverty, considering how each sheds light on poverty among people with SMI , and their implications for action: (a) monetary resources, (b) basic needs, and (c) capabilities. The paper argues that community mental heal…
A Qualitative Study of the Pathways Into and Impacts of Family Homelessness
Homelessness has consequences for families, including risk of deterioration in the health of their members, disruption of family dynamics, and separation of parents and children. This study used qualitative interviews to explore pathways into and perceived consequences of homelessness among 18 families living in an emergency family shelter system in Canada. Findings showed that families' experiences prior to their homelessness were characterized …
Poverty and Serious Mental Illness
This paper examines the issue of poverty among people with serious mental illness ( SMI ), positioning it as a key issue to be confronted by community mental health systems and practitioners. The paper reviews three perspectives on poverty, considering how each sheds light on poverty among people with SMI , and their implications for action: (a) monetary resources, (b) basic needs, and (c) capabilities. The paper argues that community mental heal…
Perceptions of Housing and Shelter among People with Histories of Unstable Housing in three Cities in Canada
Housing is a key social determinant of health that contributes to the well‐documented relationship between socioeconomic status and health. This study explored how individuals with histories of unstable and precarious housing perceive their housing or shelter situations, and the impact of these settings on their health and well‐being. Participants were recruited from the Health and Housing in Transition study (HHiT), a longitudinal, multi‐city st…
A Qualitative Study of the Pathways Into and Impacts of Family Homelessness
Homelessness has consequences for families, including risk of deterioration in the health of their members, disruption of family dynamics, and separation of parents and children. This study used qualitative interviews to explore pathways into and perceived consequences of homelessness among 18 families living in an emergency family shelter system in Canada. Findings showed that families' experiences prior to their homelessness were characterized …
Service restrictions from emergency shelters among people experiencing homelessness
Service restrictions refer to temporary or permanent bans of individuals from a program or an organization's services, and are widely used in emergency shelter systems. Limited research exists on how service restrictions unfold and their impacts on people experiencing homelessness. This qualitative study used in-depth interviews with timeline mapping to examine the antecedents and consequences of service restrictions from emergency shelters among…
Projective Technique Reveals Unconscious Attitudes about Poverty in Canada
Canada has been challenged in attempts to reduce and eliminate poverty. In this study, the authors used a projective technique to assess attitudes about people living in poverty (113 young adults, average age 21) living in southwestern Ontario. Five themes emerged from Thematic Apperception Test responses: (1) negative assumptions about people in poverty, (2) simplified beliefs about various pathways into poverty, (3) conditional compassion for t…
Perceptions of Housing and Shelter among People with Histories of Unstable Housing in three Cities in Canada
Housing is a key social determinant of health that contributes to the well‐documented relationship between socioeconomic status and health. This study explored how individuals with histories of unstable and precarious housing perceive their housing or shelter situations, and the impact of these settings on their health and well‐being. Participants were recruited from the Health and Housing in Transition study (HHiT), a longitudinal, multi‐city st…
Poverty and Serious Mental Illness
This paper examines the issue of poverty among people with serious mental illness ( SMI ), positioning it as a key issue to be confronted by community mental health systems and practitioners. The paper reviews three perspectives on poverty, considering how each sheds light on poverty among people with SMI , and their implications for action: (a) monetary resources, (b) basic needs, and (c) capabilities. The paper argues that community mental heal…
A Qualitative Study of the Pathways Into and Impacts of Family Homelessness
Homelessness has consequences for families, including risk of deterioration in the health of their members, disruption of family dynamics, and separation of parents and children. This study used qualitative interviews to explore pathways into and perceived consequences of homelessness among 18 families living in an emergency family shelter system in Canada. Findings showed that families' experiences prior to their homelessness were characterized …
An exploratory study of the pathways into homelessness among of foreign-born and Canadian-born families
Despite the growing number of foreign-born homeless families in Canada, few studies have investigated their experiences prior to becoming homeless. To address this gap, this study explored the pathways into homelessness for foreign-born families and compared these pathways to those of Canadian-born families. Timeline mapping and in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 23 foreign-born and 13 Canadian-born homeless families residing in …
Cycles of instability
People with histories of homelessness often have difficulties obtaining and maintaining adequate housing. This qualitative study examined the residential transitions of people with histories of residential instability and homelessness to understand factors contributing to the instability they experience. Interviews were conducted with 64 participants about their housing transitions, in the final year of a 4-year, prospective cohort study in three…
Service restrictions from emergency shelters among people experiencing homelessness
Service restrictions refer to temporary or permanent bans of individuals from a program or an organization's services, and are widely used in emergency shelter systems. Limited research exists on how service restrictions unfold and their impacts on people experiencing homelessness. This qualitative study used in-depth interviews with timeline mapping to examine the antecedents and consequences of service restrictions from emergency shelters among…
Psychology (7 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (6 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Poverty (4 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Criminology (2 works)