I'm just trying to stay: Experiences of temporal uncertainty in modular and supportive housing among young people who use drugs in Vancouver

Commentary
par
Manson, Daniel, Thomas Kerr & Danya Fast

Date de publication

2022

Géographie

Canada

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Oui

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Oui

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

Constatations/points à retenir

In this commentary, we draw attention to how, rather than providing a clear pathway to greater stability, modular and supportive housing have become part of broader “institutional circuits” that reinforce residential transience and what we call “temporal uncertainty.” Rather than allowing young people to establish more predictable day-to-day rhythms and routines and enact the futures they imagine for themselves, residing in modular and supportive housing environments often generates significant instability and uncertainty.

Mots clés

About PWUD
Social services
Barriers and enablers
Housing
Youth