Their Circumstances, Problems and Needs.
Part of the 'Rethinking Ageing' series.
Although ageing people are a significant segment of the homeless population, they have largely been ignored by service providers and policy makers. This remarkable book sets out to remedy this situation and offers new research on the causes of homelessness. Partial life histories have been collected from older homeless people and their pathways into homelessness traced. Although the book is about older homeless people, many of them have been homeless since they were teenagers or since early adulthood. It therefore examines the reasons for homelessness at all stages of the life course. The book discusses the circumstances, problems and needs of older homeless people, looks at how services are responding, and makes recommendations for service development. Case studies are used throughout to assist explanations.
This book has much to offer a wide audience including service-providers, policymakers, heathcare workers, including nurses, general practitioners and psychiatrists, housing and social service workers, gerontologists and sociologists. Because it is easy to read, it is accessible to lay readers. It will be of interest to a British audience and an international audience, particularly in countries such as America and Australia where innovations in services for homeless people are rapidly developing.
Suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate students of gerontology, nursing, social work, sociology, cultural studies and community work.
