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Guest Editorial: The Promise of Homelessness Prevention

Authors: Dawn Jahn Moses, Marilyn Kresky-Wolff, Ellen L. Bassuk, Paul Brounstein

Published in: Journal of Prevention | Issue 3-4/2007

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Homelessness is a tragic social problem affecting more than 2.1 million adults and 1.3 million children each year (Burt et al. 2001). Almost 10% of people living in poverty experience homelessness annually (Burt et al. 2001) and more than 25% of all people with severe mental illness will experience the devastation of losing their homes at some point in their lives (Herman et al. 1998; Susser et al. 1991). …

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Title: Guest Editorial: The Promise of Homelessness Prevention
Authors: Dawn Jahn Moses
Marilyn Kresky-Wolff
Ellen L. Bassuk
Paul Brounstein
Publication date: 01-07-2007
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Prevention / Issue 3-4/2007
Print ISSN: 2731-5533
Electronic ISSN: 2731-5541
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-007-0101-0

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