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Charlene Kuo; Michelle Jasczynski; Jee Hun Yoo; Jennifer L. Robinson; Katelyn Reynolds; Lisa Anoruo; Kayla Bae; Lana Sue Ka'opua; Rebecca Chavez; Jacqueline Tellei; Elizabeth M. Aparicio – Prevention Science, 2023
There is growing interest in decolonizing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and embedding cultural practices into social and medical services in Hawai'i. Wahine ("woman") Talk is a multilevel, comprehensive SRH program for female youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) led by community health, social work, and medical providers. This…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Indigenous Knowledge, Homeless People
Norton, Christine L.; Tucker, Anita; Pelletier, Annette; VanKanegan, Christie; Bogs, Kayla; Foerster, Elise – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2020
Women experiencing homelessness have high levels of psychosocial distress related to complex trauma, barriers to mental health treatment, and social isolation. The HOPE Adventure Therapy program utilized outdoor adventure therapy to increase hope and well-being among women homeless shelter residents. Using the Hope Scale and the Outcome Rating…
Descriptors: Therapy, Recreational Activities, Homeless People, Females
Fortin, Sylvie – Research in Dance Education, 2022
Dance as an artform touches the biopsychosocial dimensions of people and as such is increasingly used as a vehicle to improve the quality of life of diverse populations in the community. Yet little is known about how dance classes are experienced by marginalized populations. The purpose of this action research was to explore the potential of dance…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Dance Education, Females, Rehabilitation
Reproductive Interconception Care among Women Recently Pregnant and Homeless: A Qualitative Analysis
Annalynn M. Galvin; Idara N. Akpan; Melissa A. Lewis; Scott T. Walters; Erika L. Thompson – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Reproductive interconception care provided at maternal postpartum visits may help reduce unintended pregnancies and elongate birth intervals for women experiencing homelessness. To improve interconception care uptake, this qualitative study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to reproductive interconception care from the perspectives of…
Descriptors: Females, Adults, Homeless People, Birth
Ramaswamy, Megha; Hemberg, Jordana; Faust, Alexandra; Wickliffe, Joi; Comfort, Megan; Lorvick, Jennifer; Cropsey, Karen – Health Education & Behavior, 2020
In March-April, 2020, we communicated with a cohort of criminal justice-involved (CJI) women to see how they were navigating COVID-19, chronic illness, homelessness, and shelter-in-place orders in Oakland, Birmingham, and Kansas City. We report on conversations with N = 35 women (out of the cohort of 474 women) and our own observations from…
Descriptors: Females, Chronic Illness, Homeless People, Disease Control
Bridwell, Sandra D. – Journal of Transformative Education, 2020
Marginalized adults have limited access to learning experiences that prioritize reflection and discourse, both considered preconditions in the Mezirow-informed field of transformative learning (TL). Using narrative analysis of a staff focus group and participant interviews over a 1-year learning journey, this study shows how a literacy program in…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Females, At Risk Persons, Transformative Learning
MacGillivray, Laurie; Ardell, Amy Lassiter; Curwen, Margaret Sauceda; Wiggin, Samuel – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2019
Book clubs are gatherings around shared texts; they have the potential to build strong interpersonal bonds (Pittman & Honchell, 2014; Porath, 2018). This study examines a weekly book club in a residential treatment center for female addicted trauma survivors and offers contrast to research on book clubs in non-restrictive settings. We address,…
Descriptors: Clubs, Residential Programs, Rehabilitation Programs, Females
Asmoredjo, Jolanda; Beijersbergen, Mariëlle D.; Wolf, Judith R. L. M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Purpose: To gain insight into client experiences with shelter or community care services for homeless people, homeless youth, and abused women and identify priority improvement areas. Methods: Seven hundred and forty-four clients rated their experiences and 116 clients rated the services' importance. Results: Clients had most positive experiences…
Descriptors: Emergency Shelters, Homeless People, Foreign Countries, Youth
Jaeckl, Simone; Laughon, Kathryn – Journal of School Nursing, 2021
As trusted health care providers in the school setting, school nurses are positioned uniquely to identify children at risk for or victims of commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC). Nevertheless, many victims go unrecognized and unaided due to inadequate provider education on victim identification. This review provides a comprehensive…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Role, Sexual Abuse, Crime
Smith, Randyl; Knechtel, Lena – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2020
To examine the phenomenon of postsecondary student homelessness, data were collected in 2014-2015 and again in 2017-2018 to discover the prevalence, to gain greater understanding of the attendant challenges, and to identify resources that can assist homeless students in their educational endeavors. Results suggest which students are most at risk…
Descriptors: Homeless People, College Students, At Risk Students, Housing Needs
Rawdon, Kathryn; Moxley, David – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2016
The authors place a continuing education conference devoted to linking the arts, social practice, and social work within the context of a movement to advance arts activism. They illustrate how social workers, artists, and community arts activists can collaborate in building public awareness about serious social issues, creating alternative…
Descriptors: Social Work, Activism, Professional Continuing Education, Art Education
Greene, Kim; Heyck-Williams, Jeff; Timpson Gray, Elicia – Educational Leadership, 2017
Problem solving spans all grade levels and content areas, as evidenced by this compilation of projects from schools across the United States. In one project, high school girls built a solar-powered tent to serve their city's homeless population. In another project, 4th graders explored historic Jamestown to learn about the voices lost to history.…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Females, High School Students, Homeless People
Sandy, Marie – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2014
Individual and family stories of homelessness that focus on the transition out of homelessness remain comparatively unexplored. Using hermeneutic inquiry and microstoria analysis to orient the inquiry and design the narrative, this case study involves the story of a woman overcoming homelessness with her family, and her participation in, and…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Hermeneutics, Inquiry, Case Studies
McKinney, Stephen – Improving Schools, 2014
Child poverty is a global issue that affects around half the children in the world; it is inextricably bound to the poverty experienced by their parents and families and has been identified by the United Nations as a human rights issue. Child poverty can be a barrier to children and young people accessing school education or achieving any form of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poverty, Access to Education, Correlation
Holger-Ambrose, Beth; Langmade, Cheree; Edinburgh, Laurel
D.; Saewyc, Elizabeth – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2013
To explore sexually exploited youths' perspectives of how street outreach workers can effectively provide outreach and connections to services, we conducted qualitative interviews with 13 female participants, ages 14 to 22, in a Midwest U.S. city. Participants reported multiple types of exploitation, most first exploited by age 13, plus substance…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Outreach Programs, Females