Citation

Brush BL, Gultekin LE, Dowdell EB, Saint Arnault DM, Satterfield K. Violence Against Women 2018; 24(13): 1523-1539.

Affiliation

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801217738583

PMID

29332553

Abstract

Although trauma-informed approaches guide services to families experiencing homelessness, more emphasis is placed on securing housing than addressing underlying trauma contributing to housing instability. Examining the stories of 29 homeless and/or unstably housed mothers within the broader literature on family trauma and violence, chronic illness, and cultural aspects of family functioning, we define the process of trauma normativeness and normalization that may occur with repeated trauma experiences and argue that rehousing efforts must include concomitant attention to trauma and to understanding how individual, family, community, and cultural factors influence help-seeking behaviors in this vulnerable and growing population.

Language: en

Keywords

family homelessness; interpersonal violence; trauma exposure