Sean A Kidd
Biographic Data
| ID | 82603 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sean A Kidd |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sean A |
| FAMILY NAME | Kidd |
| SIGNATURE | KIDD S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2435-786X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 77 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 237 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 77 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
Climate change experiences among women with psychiatric illness – a qualitative exploration of lived experiences and service needs
Tools and Resources for Engaging People With Lived and Living Experience and Caregivers in Mental Health and Substance Use Research: Findings From a Survey and Community Consultation Events
BACKGROUND: There is increasing recognition of the value of engaging people with lived and living experience and caregivers in mental health and substance use health research, in roles such as advisors, collaborators, and co-researchers. While tools and resources are required to support teams in conducting authentic engagement, it is unclear what is most needed by academic researchers and those with lived/living experience. This study aimed to id…
Black youth experiencing homelessness and criminal justice involvement: Findings from the without a home national youth homelessness survey in Canada
Youth homelessness and involvement with the criminal justice system (CJS) are deeply interconnected in Canada, with Black youth disproportionately affected due to systemic and structural inequities. While research on race, gender, and the CJS is growing, the specific experiences of Black youth facing housing precarity remain underexplored. This paper investigates the relationship between Black youth homelessness and CJS involvement using data fro…
We’re handing out freezies’: Climate-related professional challenge and changing social work practices in the homelessness sector
Climate change’s disproportionate impact on people experiencing homelessness has a collateral effect on community-based organizations. Relying on the concept of ‘professional challenge’, this research is interested in: (1) the ways that social work professionals are challenged by new climate realities; (2) the tensions they navigate when their actual work differs from anticipated and prescribed work; and (3) the strategies they put in place to al…
Co‐Authoring and Reporting on Lived Experience Engagement in Mental Health and/or Substance Research: A Qualitative Study and Guidance Document
INTRODUCTION: There is a move towards engaging people with lived experience and families (PWLE/F)-also referred to as PWLE/F engagement-in mental health and/or substance use research. However, PWLE/F engagement is inadequately reported on in mental health and/or substance use research papers. OBJECTIVE: To understand what PWLE/F and researchers perceive are important components to report on related to engagement in mental health and/or substance …
Best Practices Guidelines for the Engagement of People With Lived Experience and Family Members in Mental Health and Substance Use Health Research: A Modified Delphi Consensus Study
INTRODUCTION: People with lived experience of mental health and/or substance use conditions and their families (PWLE) are increasingly engaged in research, yet rigorous guidelines for engagement are lacking. This study aims to co-design best practice guidelines to support the authentic, meaningful engagement of PWLE in mental health and/or substance use health research. METHODS: A multi-panel modified Delphi study was conducted with 61 expert pan…
“Making a homeless person even more homeless … it’s a necessary evil”: The health and safety complexities of service restrictions as perceived by emergency shelter staff
Service restrictions involve people experiencing homelessness being banned from an emergency shelter in response to a violation of program policies. Their use can be a pathway into unsheltered homelessness and reliance on other institutional services. However, the prevalence of service restriction use and the perspectives of shelter staff toward the practice are unknown. Accordingly, this mixed methods study used a one-phase QUAL(quan) embedded d…
Heat-Related Health Risks for People Experiencing Homelessness: A Rapid Review
Programmatic, Environmental, and Temporal Predictors of Violence, Overdose, and Self-Injury in Homeless Shelters in Toronto, Canada, 2012–2021
We Have to Evict Certain People Sometimes”: A Descriptive Mixed-Methods Study of Service Providers’ Perceptions of the Impacts of High-Risk Issues in Supportive Housing and Housing First
Poverty (Number 1 Goal of the SDG) of Disabled People through Disability Studies and Ability Studies Lenses: A Scoping Review
According to the World Bank, the world will not meet the SDG of ending extreme poverty in 2030. Disabled people live disproportionally below the poverty line. Many societal developments and discussions can influence the poverty level of disabled people. This study aimed to better understand the academic engagement with the poverty of disabled people in general and in Canada. To fulfill this aim, we performed a scoping review of academic abstracts…
Causes and decision paths of employee turnover in the homeless service sector
Community-based service providers working with people experiencing homelessness encounter many occupational challenges and high turnover rates are a challenge in the sector. This qualitative study examined the perceived causes and decision paths of turnover among service providers working with people experiencing homelessness in Canada. In-depth interviews were completed with 40 service providers working in homeless service, supportive housing, a…
‘Is It Safe? Is it not?’ A Youth‐Led Photovoice Study of Youth Perspectives of Covid‐19 Vaccine Confidence
BACKGROUND: Youth have been uniquely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite high rates of COVID-19 infection, youth had one of the lowest vaccine uptake rates. Certain characteristics can affect vaccine uptake, such as mental health and substance use, but it is important to understand uptake for an effective response to pandemics. OBJECTIVE: This study examined the perspectives of youth with mental health or substance use concerns on COVID-19…
Death Is a Possibility for Those without Shelter”: A Thematic Analysis of News Coverage on Homelessness and the 2021 Heat Dome in Canada
Among the most vulnerable to the health-harming effects of heat are people experiencing homelessness. However, during the 2021 Heat Dome, the deadliest extreme heat event (EHE) recorded in Canada to date, people experiencing homelessness represented the smallest proportion of decedents (n = 3, 0.5%)-despite the impacted region (British Columbia) having some of the highest rates of homelessness in the country. Thus, we sought to explore the 2021 H…
Neoliberalism, Climate Change, and Displaced and Homeless Populations: Exploring Interactions Through Case Studies
There is a growing attention to neoliberal policies and practices as they relate to climate change and housing within academic literature. However, the combined effects of neoliberal political and economic decisions on the interaction between climate change and displaced and homeless populations have not been substantially explored. In this paper, we identify and focus on three key re-emerging themes prevalent within neoliberal discourses: econom…
Rethinking narratives about youth experiencing homelessness: The influence of self‐determined motivation and peer relations on coping
Using the cognitive appraisal theory of coping and the self‐determination theory of motivation, we examined the shared variance of motivational orientations, attachment relationships, and gender on adaptive and maladaptive coping among youth experiencing homelessness. Several scales including The Global Motivation Scale (assessing motivational orientations; i.e., autonomous and controlled motivation), the Brief Cope (adaptive and maladaptive copi…
Programmatic and Organizational Barriers and Facilitators to Addressing High-Risk Issues in Supportive Housing and Housing First Programs
Service restrictions from emergency shelters among people experiencing homelessness: Uncovering pathways into unsheltered homelessness and institutional circuitry
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…
Cultural adaptation considerations of a comprehensive housing outreach program for Indigenous youth exiting homelessness
Generalist health interventions that aim to reduce chronic health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations can be culturally adapted to better meet the needs of Indigenous people in Canada; however, little is known regarding best practices in implementing these adaptations. The present study first provides a review of the research process used to adapt a previous evidence-based housing initiative for Indigenous youth in North…
Typology of Mental Health Peer Support Work Components: Systematised Review and Expert Consultation
The employment of mental health peer support (PS) is recommended in national and international mental health policy, and widely implemented across many countries. The key components of PS remain to be identified. This study aimed to develop a typology of components involved in one-to-one PS for adults in mental health services. A systematised review was performed to establish a preliminary long list of candidate components, followed by expert con…
Victimization, safety, and overdose in homeless shelters: A systematic review and narrative synthesis
A scoping review of housing stabilization interventions for youth experiencing homelessness
Child protection services and youth experiencing homelessness: Findings of the 2019 national youth homelessness survey in Canada
Ambient Temperature and Emergency Hospital Admissions in People Experiencing Homelessness: London, United Kingdom, 2011–2019
Objectives. To assess the impacts of ambient temperature on hospitalizations of people experiencing homelessness. Methods. We used daily time-series regression analysis employing distributed lag nonlinear models of 148 177 emergency inpatient admissions with “no fixed abode” and 20 804 admissions with a diagnosis of homelessness in London, United Kingdom, in 2011 through 2019. Results. There was a significantly increased risk of hospitalization a…
“Systems trauma”: A qualitative study of work-related distress among service providers to people experiencing homelessness in Canada
Service provision to people experiencing homelessness is challenging and stressful work. Yet, there is a dearth of evidence on how the work experiences of service providers contribute to mental health distress and wellness. This qualitative study examined the contributing factors to workplace mental health among service providers to people experiencing homelessness in Canada, with the aim of establishing a causal theory for how work-related chall…
Youth Homelessness and Social Stigma
You have to adapt because you have no other choice”: The stories of strength and resilience of 208 homeless youth in New York City and Toronto
Presented in this paper are the results of a qualitative analysis of the narratives of 208 homeless youth interviewed on streets and in agencies in New York City and Toronto. The interviews focused on the participants' stories about their struggles to survive and negotiate meaningful and healthy lives in coming to the streets, living on the streets, and finding ways off the streets. Analysis of the narratives revealed shifts in the youths' senses…
Reflecting on Participatory, Action‐Oriented Research Methods in Community Psychology: Progress, Problems, and Paths Forward
Highlights Participatory action research (PAR) remains an underutilized methodology in community mental health. PAR embodies the type of approach needed to improve the system‐level impacts of community psychology. The contexts of PAR are changing and how PAR is understood and taught need to change with them
The Walls Were Closing in, and We Were Trapped: A Qualitative Analysis of Street Youth Suicide
Semistructured interviews focusing on suicide were conducted with 80 street youth in agencies and on the streets of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Participants described their understandings of the phenomenon of suicide among street youth and the meanings suicide held for them. Qualitative analysis of the interviews revealed themes of worthlessness, loneliness, hopelessness, and most centrally the feeling of be…
Factors Precipitating Suicidality among Homeless Youth: A Quantitative Follow-Up
Homeless youth are a population at a high risk for suicidal behavior. A previous exploratory study emphasized the importance of feeling trapped or helpless, which appeared to mediate the impact of other risk variables. Confirmatory work was needed to test this inductively derived model. Two hundred eight homeless youths completed surveys on the streets and in agencies in New York City and Toronto. Structural equation modeling was used to test a t…
How Stable Is Stable? Defining and Measuring Housing Stability
Despite housing stability being a key concept in housing and homelessness policy, research, and service provision, it remains poorly defined and conceptualized, and to date there are no standard measures. We use in‐depth qualitative interviews with 51 young people transitioning away homelessness over the course of a year to examine the core dimensions of housing stability. Due to the potential for sudden change, we define housing stability as the…
Stories of working with homeless youth: On being “mind-boggling”
Refugees, Higher Education, and Informational Barriers
The purpose of the qualitative study was to explore the experiences, needs, barriers, and expectations of survivors of torture and/or war, interested in entering post-secondary education in Canada. We conducted 38 interviews with participants from the Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT), 10 interviews with CCVT staff, and 1 focus group with 3 participants, which followed a semi-structured interview guide, and were analyzed using a const…
Youth Homelessness: A Call for Partnerships between Research and Policy
Home Is Where You Draw Strength and Rest: The Meanings of Home for Houseless Young People
This qualitative study examined the meanings ascribed to the construct 'home' by 208 youths defined by mainstream society as 'homeless'. Youth narratives on the topic of home ranged across a continuum with home as state at one end (i.e., home is a state of mind, comprised of one's friends) and home as place at the other (i.e., home as a physical dwelling). Youths employing the former meanings had typically been on the street for longer periods an…
The Economics of Being Young and Poor: How Homeless Youth Survive in Neo-liberal Times
Based upon in-depth interviews with 34 youth in Halifax and seven service providers in St. John's, Montreal, Hamilton, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Calgary, the findings of this study suggest that labor occurs within a particular street context and street culture. Formal and informal work can be inter-related, and despite the hardships they experience, young people who are homeless or who are at-risk of homelessness can respond to their circumstances w…
Examining the Intersection of Race, Gender, Class, and Age on Post-Secondary Education and Career Trajectories of Refugees
This study examines the role of demographics on education and career trajectories of refugees’ in Canada from an intersectional perspective. It implemented a 14-week unique educational program that was completed by a total of 41 refugees’, over two cohorts with the goal to overcome barriers, bridge gaps and facilitate their transition into higher education. The data collected using semi-structured interview guide was analyzed using a constant com…
The Need for Improved Operational Definition of Suicide Attempts: Illustrations From the Case of Street Youth
The use of inadequate operational definitions of suicidal behavior is often a limitation of suicide research. In this article, the results of an exploratory qualitative study of street youth suicidality is contrasted with the existing literature to highlight the problems associated with defining suicidal behaviors. It is argued through the use of the case example of street youth that accurate and detailed assessment of suicidal history, context, …
Gains and losses within the homeless service, supportive housing, and harm reduction sectors during the Covid ‐19 pandemic: A qualitative study of what matters to the workforce
The COVID-19 pandemic has had deleterious effects on individuals experiencing homelessness; yet, less is known about how this global health crisis is impacting service providers that support the homeless population. This qualitative study examined the perceived impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives and work experiences of service providers in the homeless service, supportive housing, and harm reduction sectors in Canada. Further analyses …
Development of a complex tertiary prevention intervention for the transition out of youth homelessness
Physical health, community participation and schizophrenia
Our objective is to identify links between physical health and community participation among individuals with schizophrenia or a psychosis mental illness. Semi-structured qualitative and quantitative interviews and community tours were conducted over 10 months ( N = 30). Interviews were transcribed and analyzed using a grounded theory coding strategy. Physical health played an important role in community participation both as a cause and conseque…
Toward Housing Stability: Exiting Homelessness as an Emerging Adult
This paper explores the lives of formerly homeless young people as they transitioned towards housing stability. The study employed a longitudinal design involving 51 street youth in Halifax, N.S. (n = 21) and Toronto, ON (n = 30). This paper sheds light upon the pathways through which young people transitioned away from homelessness using the developmental lens of emerging adulthood: a stage involving numerous developmental struggles (identity, i…
On the Creative Edge: Exploring Motivations for Creating Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Content Online
The last decade has witnessed an exponential growth in user-generated online content featuring Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI), including photography, digital video, poems, blogging, and drawings. Although the increasing visibility of NSSI content has evoked public concern over potential health risks, little research has investigated why people are drawn to create and publish such content. This article reports the findings from a qualitative anal…
Fidelity and Recovery-Orientation in Assertive Community Treatment
A Lot of Us Look at Life Differently: Homeless Youths and Art on the Outside
This article presents a qualitative analysis of the artistic expression of homeless youths, accompanied by examples of drawings and poetry gathered from youths in New York City and Toronto. The impacts of various forms of marginalization and the meanings youths give their work are examined. These meanings include art as being transformative, self-exploratory, communicative, and a redirection of emotional energy into an artistic medium and express…
Cultural adaptation considerations of a comprehensive housing outreach program for Indigenous youth exiting homelessness
Generalist health interventions that aim to reduce chronic health disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations can be culturally adapted to better meet the needs of Indigenous people in Canada; however, little is known regarding best practices in implementing these adaptations. The present study first provides a review of the research process used to adapt a previous evidence-based housing initiative for Indigenous youth in North…
Towards the Quadruple Aim in permanent supportive housing: A mixed methods study of workplace mental health among service providers
The Quadruple Aim is a health policy framework with the objective of concurrently improving population health, enhancing the service experience, reducing costs and improving the work-life of service providers. Permanent supportive housing (PSH) is a best practice approach for stably housing people experiencing homelessness who have diverse support needs. Despite the intervention's strong evidence base, little is known about the work-life of PSH p…
Resisting Unmet Expectations as Service User Ethics: Implications for Social Work
This paper takes up a call from activists and scholars in Mad and Disability Studies to pay more explicit attention to resistance. Drawing on conceptualizations of predictive, normative, and ideal expectations, we describe three ways 2SLGBTQ service users who have experienced psychosis resist unmet expectations of just treatment. These include: (1) defending self-respect through resistant thinking and resentment; (2) reducing discrepancy through …
Youth homelessness and self identity: A view from Canada
This paper is based on the analysis of data collected from the National Canadian Homeless Youth Survey and addresses the question: why do some youth who received support from social service agencies that cater to the needs of homeless youth self-identify as being homeless while others do not? According to self-report survey data obtained from 1103 young people from over 50 youth homeless service centres from across Canada, findings show that yout…
Psychological capital and life satisfaction of refugees in Canada: Evidence from a community‐based educational support program
Drawing on a 2‐year community‐based participatory research project, and grounded in the theories of positive psychology, this article examines the effects of targeted educational support on refugee participants’ psychological capital (PsyCap)–hope, self‐efficacy, resilience, and optimism–as well as life satisfaction. Two groups of participants attended a 14‐week trauma‐informed, educational support program in 2 consecutive sessions. The program w…
Street Youth: Coping and Interventions
The Need for Improved Operational Definition of Suicide Attempts: Illustrations From the Case of Street Youth
The use of inadequate operational definitions of suicidal behavior is often a limitation of suicide research. In this article, the results of an exploratory qualitative study of street youth suicidality is contrasted with the existing literature to highlight the problems associated with defining suicidal behaviors. It is argued through the use of the case example of street youth that accurate and detailed assessment of suicidal history, context, …
A History of Psychological Research into the Runaway Phenomenon: From Delinquent to Street Kid
A PsychINFO search and literature review revealed five major movements in the psychological study of runaway youths in the 20th century. These movements were: (i) A conceptual shiftfrom the study of running away as a behavior of delinquents to the study of runaways whose behavior is often delinquent. (ii) The influence of the Great Depression and subsequent changes from models of intellectual deficit and psychopathology to broader, multi-causal e…
The Walls Were Closing in, and We Were Trapped: A Qualitative Analysis of Street Youth Suicide
Semistructured interviews focusing on suicide were conducted with 80 street youth in agencies and on the streets of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Participants described their understandings of the phenomenon of suicide among street youth and the meanings suicide held for them. Qualitative analysis of the interviews revealed themes of worthlessness, loneliness, hopelessness, and most centrally the feeling of be…
Practicing participatory action research.
This article provides an overview of several core theoretical and practical aspects of participatory action research (PAR). An effort is made to define PAR and the types of work that fall under that rubric. Historical underpinnings, roles of the individuals involved, contexts, methods, and the challenges and benefits of this mode of inquiry are discussed. The authors argue that the approach and mindset of the researcher, referred to here as a typ…
Youth Homelessness: A Call for Partnerships between Research and Policy
Factors Precipitating Suicidality among Homeless Youth: A Quantitative Follow-Up
Homeless youth are a population at a high risk for suicidal behavior. A previous exploratory study emphasized the importance of feeling trapped or helpless, which appeared to mediate the impact of other risk variables. Confirmatory work was needed to test this inductively derived model. Two hundred eight homeless youths completed surveys on the streets and in agencies in New York City and Toronto. Structural equation modeling was used to test a t…
Coping and suicidality among homeless youth
This study examined the impact of coping strategies employed by homeless youth upon suicidal ideation, suicide attempts on the streets, and feeling trapped/helpless. Coping strategies examined in the analysis included problem‐focused and avoidant coping, along with several coping strategies identified in previous exploratory qualitative studies. Greater risk was associated with avoidant coping, social withdrawal, use of drugs and alcohol as copin…
Stories of working with homeless youth: On being “mind-boggling”
You have to adapt because you have no other choice”: The stories of strength and resilience of 208 homeless youth in New York City and Toronto
Presented in this paper are the results of a qualitative analysis of the narratives of 208 homeless youth interviewed on streets and in agencies in New York City and Toronto. The interviews focused on the participants' stories about their struggles to survive and negotiate meaningful and healthy lives in coming to the streets, living on the streets, and finding ways off the streets. Analysis of the narratives revealed shifts in the youths' senses…
Youth Homelessness and Social Stigma
Resilience in homeless youth: The key role of self-esteem
This study examined the protective role of self-esteem, social involvement, and secure attachment among homeless youths. These protective factors were examined as they ameliorate risks among 208 homeless youths surveyed in New York City and Toronto. Both mental and physical health indicators were employed in this study, including loneliness, feeling trapped, suicidal ideation, subjective health status, and substance use. Self-esteem emerged as a …
Relationships Between Humor, Subversion, and Genuine Connection Among Persons With Severe Mental Illness
Although humor has been linked to resilience among many populations, little is known regarding the role of humor in the coping of individuals with severe mental illness (SMI). In this study, a series of interviews focused on humor was completed by 15 individuals with SMI, with narratives analyzed using grounded theory methods.The marginalized and stigmatized social position occupied by persons with SMI was found to affect both the use and meaning…
Fidelity and Recovery-Orientation in Assertive Community Treatment
A Lot of Us Look at Life Differently: Homeless Youths and Art on the Outside
This article presents a qualitative analysis of the artistic expression of homeless youths, accompanied by examples of drawings and poetry gathered from youths in New York City and Toronto. The impacts of various forms of marginalization and the meanings youths give their work are examined. These meanings include art as being transformative, self-exploratory, communicative, and a redirection of emotional energy into an artistic medium and express…
Getting to know Mark, a homeless alcohol-dependent artist, as he finds his way out of the river
Managed Alcohol Programs (MAPs) are a relatively recent addition to the repertoire of harm reduction approaches for persons experiencing severe alcohol dependence. In these settings, clients, who are typically homeless, are provided with a maintenance amount of alcohol while residing in a shelter setting. This case study examines the living experience of a homeless alcohol-dependent client of a MAP in an effort to articulate the process factors r…
The Economics of Being Young and Poor: How Homeless Youth Survive in Neo-liberal Times
Based upon in-depth interviews with 34 youth in Halifax and seven service providers in St. John's, Montreal, Hamilton, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Calgary, the findings of this study suggest that labor occurs within a particular street context and street culture. Formal and informal work can be inter-related, and despite the hardships they experience, young people who are homeless or who are at-risk of homelessness can respond to their circumstances w…
Travailler pour survivre: Exploration Du Travail Des Jeunes De La Rue
Le présent article explore les diverses formes que prennent l’emploi et les « petits boulots » dans la vie des jeunes de la rue. L’étude a été faite à Halifax, au Canada, et porte sur un matériel tiré d’entretiens menés auprès de 34 jeunes. Les résultats de l’enquête suggèrent que l’économie du travail à laquelle doivent faire face les jeunes de la rue revêt un aspect autant formel qu’informel. Ils montrent aussi que ces jeunes sont motivés mais …
Sex Trade Involvement in São Paulo, Brazil and Toronto, Canada: Narratives of Social Exclusion and Fragmented Identities
An extensive international literature has been developed regarding the risk trajectories of sex trade-involved children and youth. This literature has not, however, substantially incorporated the narratives of youths regarding their experiences. In this article, the contemporary literature on child and youth sex trade-involvement is reviewed and the findings of a qualitative analysis of the narratives of 14 youth from Sao Paulo, Brazil and 58 you…
Home Is Where You Draw Strength and Rest: The Meanings of Home for Houseless Young People
This qualitative study examined the meanings ascribed to the construct 'home' by 208 youths defined by mainstream society as 'homeless'. Youth narratives on the topic of home ranged across a continuum with home as state at one end (i.e., home is a state of mind, comprised of one's friends) and home as place at the other (i.e., home as a physical dwelling). Youths employing the former meanings had typically been on the street for longer periods an…
Social entrepreneurship and services for marginalized groups
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the usefulness of the social entrepreneurship (SE) framework in highlighting effective models of service development and practice in mental health equity. Design/methodology/approach – Using a rigorous SE search process and a multiple case study design, core themes underlying the effectiveness of five services in Toronto, Canada for transgender, Aboriginal, immigrant, refugee, and homeless populat…
How Stable Is Stable? Defining and Measuring Housing Stability
Despite housing stability being a key concept in housing and homelessness policy, research, and service provision, it remains poorly defined and conceptualized, and to date there are no standard measures. We use in‐depth qualitative interviews with 51 young people transitioning away homelessness over the course of a year to examine the core dimensions of housing stability. Due to the potential for sudden change, we define housing stability as the…
On the Creative Edge: Exploring Motivations for Creating Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Content Online
The last decade has witnessed an exponential growth in user-generated online content featuring Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI), including photography, digital video, poems, blogging, and drawings. Although the increasing visibility of NSSI content has evoked public concern over potential health risks, little research has investigated why people are drawn to create and publish such content. This article reports the findings from a qualitative anal…
Conflict with the Law’: Regulation & Homeless Youth Trajectories toward Stability
Youth without housing experience more regulation and conflict with criminal justice than their housed counterparts. Using in-depth qualitative interviews with fifty-one young people, we focus on how efforts to move away from homelessness towards long-term housing stability are impacted by conflict with law, a term referring to a broad range of experiences with various authorities in the legal system, social services, shelters, etc. Our paper come…
Toward Housing Stability: Exiting Homelessness as an Emerging Adult
This paper explores the lives of formerly homeless young people as they transitioned towards housing stability. The study employed a longitudinal design involving 51 street youth in Halifax, N.S. (n = 21) and Toronto, ON (n = 30). This paper sheds light upon the pathways through which young people transitioned away from homelessness using the developmental lens of emerging adulthood: a stage involving numerous developmental struggles (identity, i…
Psychology (63 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (51 works) · Sociology (43 works) · Medicine (39 works) · Political science (37 works) · Psychiatry (35 works) · Social Psychology (32 works) · Mental health (30 works) · Qualitative research (23 works) · Nursing (16 works)