Homelessness in Rural America: Policy and Practice

by Pardeck; Jean A.

• ISBN13: 9780789016348
• ISBN10: 0789016346
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2006-04-25
• Publisher: Routledge

Author Biography

John T. Pardeck was Emeritus Professor of Social Works in the School of Social Work at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. Paul A. Rollinson is Professor and Coordinator of the Planning Program in the Department of Geography, Geology and Planning at Missouri State University.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
Chapter 1. Rural Homelessness in America	1	(22)
Social and Economic Factors	1	(6)
Patterns and Characteristics of Homelessness: A Review of the Literature	7	(7)
Causes Remain Undefined	14	(6)
Conclusion	20	(3)
Chapter 2. Current Policy and Programs for the Homeless	23	(10)
Emergency Service Providers	23	(2)
Transitional Service Providers	25	(2)
Policy and Programs	27	(2)
The Role of Federal and State Government	29	(2)
Conclusion	31	(2)
Chapter 3. An Exploration of Homeless People and Families Living in a Rural Setting	33	(18)
Triangulation	33	(1)
Homeless Service Provider Context	34	(5)
The Service Hub Concept	39	(1)
Data	40	(10)
Conclusion	50	(1)
Chapter 4. An Analysis of the Findings for the Rural Homeless	51	(18)
Demographic Characteristics of the Sample	51	(3)
Disability and the Rural Homeless	54	(3)
Family Violence and the Rural Homeless	57	(9)
Conclusion	66	(3)
Chapter 5. Family Health and the Rural Homeless	69	(26)
Conceptual Basis of Family Health	71	(2)
Research and Family Health	73	(2)
Family Policy in the United States	75	(4)
Barriers to Family Policy	79	(6)
A Model Family Policy	85	(2)
Family Health and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996	87	(2)
Family Health Policy and the Rural Homeless	89	(2)
A Model Family Policy Supporting the Rural Homeless	91	(2)
Conclusion	93	(2)
References	95	(12)
Index	107