An exploration of alienation and replacement theories of social support in homelessness

Eyrich, Karin M.; Pollio, David E.; North, Carol S.

doi:10.1093/swr/27.4.222

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“…While the literature indicates that homeless people have relatively small social support networks, [23][24][25][26][27] in this investigation, 44% of participants have at least one person in their networks with whom they speak, and 27% have at least one person with whom they text on their mobile phones. Perhaps, one reason for the smaller social support networks among the homeless is the lack of ability to maintain contact with these supports.…”

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confidence: 59%

Mobile Phone Technology: A New Paradigm for the Prevention, Treatment, and Research of the Non-sheltered “Street” Homeless?

2010

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Individuals experiencing homelessness have disproportionately high rates of health problems. Those who perceive themselves as having greater access to their social support networks have better physical and mental health outcomes as well as lower rates of victimization. Mobile phones offer a connection to others without the physical constraints of landlines and, therefore, may make communication (e.g., access to one's social support networks) more feasible for homeless individuals. This, in turn, could lead toward better health outcomes. This exploratory study examined mobile phone possession and use among a sample of 100 homeless men and women who do not use the shelter system in Philadelphia, PA. Interviews were comprised of the Homeless Supplement to the Diagnostic Interview Schedule, a technology module created for this investigation, and the substance use and psychiatric sections of the Addiction Severity Index. Almost half (44%) of the sample had a mobile phone. In the past 30 days, 100% of those with mobile phones placed or received a call, over half (61%) sent or received a text message, and one fifth (20%) accessed the Internet via their mobile phone. Participants possessed and used mobile phones to increase their sense of safety, responsibility (employment, stable housing, personal business, and sobriety or "clean time"), and social connectedness. Mobile phones could potentially be used by public health/health care providers to disseminate information to the street homeless, to enhance communication between the street homeless and providers, and to increase access for the street homeless to prevention, intervention, and aftercare services. Finally, this technology could also be used by researchers to collect data with this transient population.

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Mobile Phone Technology: A New Paradigm for the Prevention, Treatment, and Research of the Non-sheltered “Street” Homeless?

2010

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“…Mental illness and depression reduces the instrumental and social support available to household heads (Harknett and Hartnett 2011). Households lacking social support are substantially more likely to experience housing instability and homelessness (Eyrich et al 2003;Fertig and Reingold 2008;Lee et al 2010). Social support could therefore mediate the relationship between food insecurity and housing instability.…”

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confidence: 99%

Food insecurity and housing instability in vulnerable families

King

2016

Rev Econ Household

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Reducing the prevalence of household food insecurity has been a long-standing objective of the federal government. Previous research has found many negative consequences of food insecurity for families and households but has not examined its relationship with housing instability. Using longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, difference-in-difference models show that food insecurity is associated with housing instability. The association remains statistically significant after accounting for potential selection and unobserved heterogeneity using propensity score matching and excluding households that experienced prior housing instability from the sample. Examining potential mediating factors, I find that material hardship explains about half of this association. These findings suggest that maintaining a strong social safety net would reduce the risk that families experience material hardship and housing instability, which may also reduce the risk of homelessness.

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“…For persons who do become homeless, social capital can affect one's ability to transition back into a stable and housed living situation (Bassuk and Rosenberg 1988;Bassuk et al 1997;Eyrich, Pollio, and North 2003;Hawkins and Abrams 2007;Hopper 2003;Irwin et al 2008;National Health Care for the Homeless Council 2003;Rossi 1989;Shinn, Knickman, and Weitzman 1991;Wright 2009;Zugazaga 2008). Most people who find themselves near homelessness can turn to family and friends for help.…”

Section: Social Capitalmentioning

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“…Social capital can help contribute to, or mitigate, homelessness (Bassuk and Rosenberg 1988;Bassuk et al 1997;Eyrich, Pollio, and North 2003;Hawkins and Abrams 2007;Hopper 2003;Irwin et al 2008;National Health Care for the Homeless Council 2003;Rossi 1989;Shinn, Knickman, and Weitzman 1991;Wright 2009;Zugazaga 2008). In this section I examine the literature which focuses specifically on social capital and homelessness, including research on the role of social and kinship networks in preventing homelessness; the phenomenon of people "using up" their social capital; and the function of social networks and capital for persons once they become homeless.…”

Section: Social Capital and Homelessnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(Bassuk and Rosenberg 1988;Bassuk et al 1997;Eyrich, Pollio, and North 2003;Hawkins and Abrams 2007;Hopper 2003;Irwin et al 2008;National Health Care for the Homeless Council 2003;Rossi 1989;Shinn, Knickman, and Weitzman 1991;Wright, Rubin, and Devine 1998;Wright 2009;Zugazaga 2008). In this section I will examine how the homeless and precariously housed men interviewed for this study discussed their own access to support from family and friends, including how this varies between the racial and ethnic groups, as well as according to housing status.…”

Section: Social Capitalmentioning

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Not Getting By: Poverty Management and Homelessness in Miami

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An exploration of alienation and replacement theories of social support in homelessness

Cited by 52 publications

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Mobile Phone Technology: A New Paradigm for the Prevention, Treatment, and Research of the Non-sheltered “Street” Homeless?

Mobile Phone Technology: A New Paradigm for the Prevention, Treatment, and Research of the Non-sheltered “Street” Homeless?

Food insecurity and housing instability in vulnerable families

Not Getting By: Poverty Management and Homelessness in Miami

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