@article{ref1,
title="Evidence-informed interventions and best practices for supporting women experiencing or at risk of homelessness: a scoping review with gender and equity analysis",
journal="Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada",
year="2021",
author="McLellan, Andrew and Harriott, Dawnmarie and Mendonca, Oreen and Kendall, Claire and Mathew, Christine M. and Mott, Sebastian and Riddle, Alison and Pottie, Kevin and Andermann, Anne and Magwood, Olivia and Iqbal, Warda and Saad, Ammar",
volume="41",
number="1",
pages="1-13",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: While much of the literature on homelessness is centred on the experience of men, women make up over one-quarter of Canada's homeless population. Research has shown that women experiencing homelessness are often hidden (i.e. provisionally housed) and have different pathways into homelessness and different  needs as compared to men. The objective of this research is to identify  evidence-based interventions and best practices to better support women experiencing  or at risk of homelessness. <br><br>METHODS: We conducted a scoping review with a gender and  equity analysis. This involved searching MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and other  databases for systematic reviews and randomized trials, supplementing our search  through reference scanning and grey literature, followed by a qualitative synthesis  of the evidence that examined gender and equity considerations. <br><br>RESULTS: Of the 4102  articles identified on homelessness interventions, only 4 systematic reviews and 9  randomized trials were exclusively conducted on women or published disaggregated  data enabling a gender analysis. Interventions with the strongest evidence included  post-shelter advocacy counselling for women experiencing homelessness due to  intimate partner violence, as well as case management and permanent housing  subsidies (e.g. tenant-based rental assistance vouchers), which were shown to reduce  homelessness, food insecurity, exposure to violence and psychosocial distress, as  well as promote school stability and child well-being. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Much of the  evidence on interventions to better support women experiencing homelessness focusses  on those accessing domestic violence or family shelters. Since many more women are  experiencing or at risk of hidden homelessness, population-based strategies are also  needed to reduce gender inequity and exposure to violence, which are among the main  structural drivers of homelessness among women.<p /> <p>Language: fr</p>",
language="fr",
issn="2368-738X",
doi="10.24095/hpcdp.41.1.01",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.41.1.01"
}