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A book designed to inform practice, policy, and research for homelessness prevention

Bridging the Transition to Housing: A Homelessness Prevention Framework

Featuring the work of leading international scholars in homelessness prevention 

From the Publisher's Website: 

This book presents a detailed exploration of the Bridging the Transition framework, an approach designed to guide practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and advocates on strategies for preventing and ending homelessness. 

Table of Contents:

Section 1: Function and Participation in Daily Activities as a Key Homelessness Prevention Strategy  

Chapter 1. Introduction to the origins and components of the Bridging the Transition Framework 

Chapter 2. Function and participation in daily life activities as a key component of research and practice in homelessness prevention 

Chapter 3. Social Inclusion and its Relevance to Homelessness Prevention & Transitioning out of Homelessness  

 

Section 2: the Bridging the Transition Framework and its Various Components  

Chapter 4. Relationship as Foundation 

Chapter 5. The “Four Processes” of Leaving Homelessness 

Chapter 6. Individual Strategies for Supporting Function and Participation in Daily Life 

Chapter 7. Community-Level Strategies for Supporting Function and Participation in Daily Life 

Chapter 8. Population-Level Strategies for Supporting Function and Participation in Daily Life 

Chapter 9. Guiding Principles of the Bridging the Transition Framework: Social Justice 

Chapter 10. Guiding Principles of the Bridging the Transition Framework: Housing First 

Chapter 11. Guiding Principles of the Bridging the Transition Framework: Recovery 

Chapter 12. Guiding Principles of the Bridging the Transition Framework: Harm Reduction 

Chapter 13. Guiding Principles of the Bridging the Transition Framework: Trauma- and Violence-Informed Care 

Chapter 14. Guiding Principles of the Bridging the Transition Framework: Intersectionality  

 

Section 3: Application of the Bridging the Transition Framework  

Chapter 15. Applying the Bridging the Transition Framework: Individual Level Approaches 

Chapter 16. Applying the Bridging the Transition Framework: Community Level Approaches 

Chapter 17. Applying the Bridging the Transition Framework: Population Level Approaches  

 

Section 4: Key social locations related to homelessness prevention  

Chapter 18. Key Social Locations Relevant to Homelessness Prevention: A Structural and Systems Lens on Preventing Homelessness among Women and Gender-Diverse People in the Global North 

Chapter 19. Key Social Locations Relevant to Homelessness Prevention: Homelessness Among 2SLGBTQIA+ Persons 

Chapter 20. Key Social Locations Relevant to Homelessness Prevention: Homelessness Among Racialized Persons 

Chapter 21. Key Social Locations Relevant to Homelessness Prevention: Homelessness Among Youth 

Chapter 22. Key Social Locations Relevant to Homelessness Prevention: Global South Perspectives

 

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McMaster University
Queen's University
UBC
University of Montreal
Western University
The Bridging the Transition Framework was developed through a collaboration of researchers at Western University, McMaster University, University of British Columbia, Universite de Montreal, and Queen's University
The development and dissemination of the Bridging the Transition Framework has been made possible through funding provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists, and Western University in London, Ontario, Canada
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