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Chris Chamberlain is emeritus professor in the Centre for Applied Social Research at RMIT University and the author of numerous books on homelessness. Guy Johnson is a senior research fellow at the Centre for Applied Social Research at RMIT University. Catherine Robinson is a senior lecturer in the Cultural Studies Group at the University of Technology, Sydney.

Homelessness is a global burden. It is estimated that 100 million people are homeless worldwide according to United Nation estimates in the year of 2005. It is a major issue in developing nation such as India. The 2011 census counts there are 449,761 houseless households/ families and 17,73,040 homeless people in India - 52.9 % in urban areas, and 47.1% in rural areas. Homelessnesss is multifactorial in origin. Some of common reasons are poverty, drug addiction, natural disaster and war, family problem and unemployment. Homeless people are very fragile, physically and mentally, they prone to victim of physical and social assault. We need to recognize homelessness as a major public health problem and attempt to target this group for special care in order to promote equity in health system as part of Sustainable Development Goals. The Government should undertake physical upgradation of informal settlements including different types of slum areas; unidentified, identified, recognised, notified and unauthorised housing accompanied by the providing access to roads and basic amenities like electricity, water supply and sanitation.

Homelessness is a global burden. It is estimated that 100 million people are homeless worldwide according to United Nation estimates in the year of 2005. It is a major issue in developing nation such as India. The 2011 census counts there are 449,761 houseless households/ families and 17,73,040 homeless people in India - 52.9 % in urban areas, and 47.1% in rural areas. Homelessnesss is multifactorial in origin. Some of common reasons are poverty, drug addiction, natural disaster and war, family problem and unemployment. Homeless people are very fragile, physically and mentally, they prone to victim of physical and social assault. We need to recognize homelessness as a major public health problem and attempt to target this group for special care in order to promote equity in health system as part of Sustainable Development Goals. The Government should undertake physical upgradation of informal settlements including different types of slum areas; unidentified, identified, recognised, notified and unauthorised housing accompanied by the providing access to roads and basic amenities like electricity, water supply and sanitation.

This business of taking stock -- Unearned keep : from almshouse to shelter in New York City -- Streets, shelters, and flops : an ethnographic study of homeless men, 1979-1982 -- The airport as home -- Out for the count : the census bureau's 1990 s-night enumeration -- Homelessness and African American men -- Negotiating settlement : advocacy for the homeless poor in the United States, 1980-1995 -- Limits to witnessing : from ethnography to engagement

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Series Introduction -- Chapter One: Who Are Homeless Families? -- Chapter Two: A Brief History of Homelessness -- Chapter Three: The New Faces of Homelessness -- Chapter Four: The Impact of Homelessness -- Further Reading -- Series Glossary -- Index -- About the Author -- Photo Credits.

ENDING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS FEDERAL STRATEGY AND THE ROLE OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING -- ENDING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS FEDERAL STRATEGY AND THE ROLE OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS: BACKGROUND, RESEARCH, AND OUTCOMES* -- Summary -- Introduction -- What Is Chronic Homelessness? -- Federal Definition of Chronic Homelessness -- Number of Chronically Homeless Individuals -- Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders -- Evolution of the Permanent Supportive Housing Strategy -- What Is Permanent Supportive Housing?

Professionals working with children and young people struggling with homelessness can help them access housing support

Women's homelessness: a historical perspective / Eoin O'Sullivan -- Cultural images and definitions of homeless women: implications for policy and practice at the European level / Cecilia Hansen Löfstrand and Deborah Quilgars -- Women's homelessness and welfare states / Joanne Bretherton, Lars Benjaminsen and Nicholas Pleace -- Exclusion by definition: the under-representation of women in European homelessness statistics / Nicholas Pleace -- Women's homelessness and domestic violence: (in)visible interactions / Paula Mayrock, Joanne Bretherton, and Isabel Baptista -- The health of homeless women / Judith Wolf, Isobel Anderson, Linda van den Dries, and Maša Filipovič Hrast -- Mothers who experience homelessness / Linda van den Dries, Paula Mayock, Susanne Gerull, Tessa van Loenen, Bente van Hulst, and Judith Wolf -- Long-term and recurrent homelessness among women / Nicholas Pleace, Joanne Bretherton, and Paula Mayock -- Migrant women and homelessness / Magdalena Mostowska and Sarah Sheridan -- Conclusions / Paula Mayock and Joanne Bretherton