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Évalué par des pairs
L’objectif
This study looked into how service restrictions from emergency homeless shelters unfold, and their impact on people experiencing homelessness. Service restrictions refer to temporary or permanent bans of individuals from a service and are widely used in emergency shelter systems.
Constatations/points à retenir
Study findings underscored that service restrictions were often the result of violence and aggression, primarily between service users. There were regional differences in other service restriction reasons, including substance use and possession. Service restrictions affected the shelter status of almost all participants, with many subsequently experiencing unsheltered homelessness, and cycling through institutional health, social, and criminal justice services (i.e., institutional circuitry). There were significant other health, emotional, and social consequences as well.
La conception ou méthodologie de recherche
This qualitative study conducted in-depth interviews with a total of 49 people experiencing homelessness who had been restricted from an emergency shelter program in the past year were given in-depth interviews in the study analysis.
