Being Homeless and the Use and Nonuse of Services: A Qualitative Study

Autor/inn/en	Ogden, Jane; Avades, Talin
Titel	Being Homeless and the Use and Nonuse of Services: A Qualitative Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Community Psychology, 39 (2011) 4, S.499-505 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0090-4392
DOI	10.1002/jcop.20433
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Homeless People; Social Services; Access to Information; Access to Health Care; Mental Health; Health Services; Participation; Barriers; Self Concept; Identification (Psychology); Responsibility; Locus of Control; Interviews; Social Support Groups; Labeling (of Persons); Peer Relationship; Client Characteristics (Human Services); Counselor Client Relationship; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Psychohygiene; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Teilnahme; Selbstkonzept; Verantwortungsübernahme; Zuständigkeit; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Labeling-Ansatz; Peer-Beziehungen; Großbritannien
Abstract	Eight homeless people were interviewed about their experiences of health and social services. Three themes emerged: responsibility, identity, and feeling trapped. Although some felt they were responsible for their own situation and avoided help, most turned to formal channels for help, but professionals were often seen as offering unwanted labels and as being rule bound. In contrast, peers were considered more understanding but colluded with their problems. Participants also expressed feeling trapped within the homeless system. Therefore, by locating responsibility for change with others, they were left feeling stigmatized, but by turning to their peers, their situation remained the same. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10