Brock University
Being Homeless and Becoming Housed: The Interplay of Fateful Moments and Social Support in Neo-liberal Context
This paper presents a qualitative analysis of stories of adults who
transitioned from being absolutely homeless to becoming housed. Participants’ stories are particularly salient for what they reveal about this transition in the midst of other challenges including substance use, criminalization, and violence, and within a neoliberal social policy context.
2017
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."