The invisibility of disability for homeless youth

Collins, Stephanie Baker; Schormans, Ann Fudge; Watt, Lisa; Idems, Becky; Wilson, Tina E.

doi:10.1080/10530789.2018.1480892

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“…This has real implications for FE policy and practice. In contemporary education spaces, such as Haven, the bad boys' specialness, although interlinking with other forms of difference, tends to dominate other characteristics, attracting stigma practices such as bullying, physical harm, exclusion and, perhaps worse, social invisibility (Baker et al 2018). Importantly, stigma is experienced by young people identified as disabled as a real world problem, collectively fashioned, resting in forms of social difference and notions of success, which organise the social relations and practices of FE and beyond.…”

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Alternative spaces of failure. Disabled ‘bad boys’ in alternative further education provision

Johnston

Bradford

2019

Disability & Society

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This article draws from an ethnographic study of a group of school-aged disabled white working-class and self-proclaimed 'bad boys' in one Alternative Provision (AP) in an English further education college. These young disabled students' disabilities contribute to the formation of their revalorisedyet stigmatisedidentities. Stigma also facilitates the governance of their educational careers. The article considers how this group understands its precarious existence in and beyond AP and how these young men resist the conditions of their devaluation. Despite multiple, stigmatising experiences, the article shows how they appropriate space and (social) capital, often in tension with other students and college staff. The article suggests that there are questions about AP as an appropriate means to confer value upon young disabled students.

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Alternative spaces of failure. Disabled ‘bad boys’ in alternative further education provision

Johnston

Bradford

2019

Disability & Society

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“…Despite this awareness, homeless youth with intellectual disabilities remain largely invisible (Baker Collins et al, 2018). Research has emerged demonstrating the overrepresentation of adults with cognitive disabilities experiencing homelessness.…”

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Homeless youth with intellectual disabilities: Precarious lives and health inequalities

Fudge Schormans,

Baker Collins,

Allan

et al. 2024

Brit J Learn Disabil

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BackgroundYouth with intellectual disabilities experiencing homelessness are invisible within multiple service sectors. We know little about their experiences of homelessness, or the impacts of such on the social and physical health and well‐being.MethodsWe used quantitative and qualitative methods to measure prevalence and learn from key informants and homeless youth with intellectual disabilities about factors leading to and sustaining homelessness, and the implications of such on their social, physical, and mental health and well‐being. The project involved seven co‐researchers with intellectual disabilities and experience of youth homelessness in research design, data collection, analysis, and dissemination. We created Forum Theatre scenes that creatively represent the findings of the project. In this paper we share one of those scenes, as well as the recommendations three co‐researchers with intellectual disabilities have for improving support to homeless youth with intellectual disabilities.FindingsLack of awareness of and about homeless youth with intellectual disabilities, combined with siloed ways of working by involved sectors, results in significant disadvantage and health inequities for youth. Also revealed was the likelihood this would continue given existing obstacles to accessing appropriate housing and supports to exit homelessness.ConclusionServices providers, policy makers and representatives of the involved sectors need to recognize and acknowledge homeless youth with intellectual disabilities and take responsibility for learning and working together to develop integrated and responsive approaches to effectively supporting them.

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“…Among YEH in Canada, the disproportionate representation of particular sub-populations is well documented. These sub-populations include youth that identify as two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or queer (2SLGBTQ+), Indigenous youth, Black youth or youth of colour, newcomer and/or refugee youth [ 4 ], and perhaps less-well documented but worthy of further research and discussion, neurodiverse youth or youth with developmental disabilities such as autism spectrum disorder and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder [ 5 , 6 ].…”

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“I feel like I’m in a revolving door, and COVID has made it spin a lot faster”: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada

Noble

Owens²,

Thulien³

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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Purpose Research has shown that youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) face barriers to social inclusion and are at risk for poor mental health. With the COVID-19 pandemic threatening the health, wellbeing, and economic circumstances of people around the world, this study aims to assess the impacts of the pandemic on YEH in Toronto, Ontario, as well as to identify recommendations for future waves of COVID-19. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with YEH (ages 16–24, n = 45) and staff who work in one of four downtown emergency shelters for youth (n = 31) in Toronto, Ontario. Results YEH experienced both structural changes and psychosocial impacts resulting from the pandemic. Structural changes included a reduction in services, barriers to employment and housing, and changes to routines. Psychosocial outcomes included isolation, worsened mental health, and increased substance use. Impacts were magnified and distinct for subpopulations of youth, including for youth that identified as Black, 2SLGBTQ+, or those new to Canada. Conclusions The COVID-19 pandemic increased distress among YEH while also limiting access to services. There is therefore a need to balance health and safety with continued access to in-person services, and to shift the response to youth homelessness to focus on prevention, housing, and equitable supports for subpopulations of youth.

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The invisibility of disability for homeless youth

Cited by 10 publications

References 24 publications

Alternative spaces of failure. Disabled ‘bad boys’ in alternative further education provision

Alternative spaces of failure. Disabled ‘bad boys’ in alternative further education provision

Homeless youth with intellectual disabilities: Precarious lives and health inequalities

“I feel like I’m in a revolving door, and COVID has made it spin a lot faster”: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada

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