OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the reasons for the most recent loss
of housing and for continued homelessness as perceived by homeless persons with mental …

The availability of familial and broader social networks has been proposed as a significant
influence on mental health outcomes for resettling refugees. This small‐scale local study …

Purpose The phenomenon of social isolation is closely linked with the experience of having
a severe mental illness (SMI). This paper offers scholarly perspectives and analyses of the …

It is frequently hypothesized that feelings of social isolation are detrimental for an individual's
mental health, however standard statistical models cannot estimate this effect due to reverse …

Objectives Homelessness and poverty are extreme forms of social exclusion which extend
beyond the lack of physical or material needs. The purpose of this study was to explore and …

While much research has focused on the impact community has on health and wellbeing of
domiciled populations, limited research has explored the same for homeless people. Using …

In the past two decades we have witnessed growing psychological and sociological
research into loneliness and social isolation (eg Hughes and Gove, 1981; Peplau and …

This study explores the role of informal social support networks of male homeless shelter
residents. Authors utilized ethnographic methods, relationality and reflexive research …

In an attempt to combat the social isolation and stigma associated with the incarceration of a
family member, increasingly efforts are made to support families affected by imprisonment …

Academic debate about social isolation and loneliness, and their adverse health and well-
being implications, has resulted in many policy and programme interventions directed …