The Routledge Handbook of Homelessness

Joanne Bretherton, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in Social Justice and Criminology and a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Housing Policy at the School for Business and Society at the University of York. Professor Nicholas Pleace is the Director of the Centre for Housing Policy at the School for Business and Society at the University of York and a member of the European Observatory on Homelessness, operating under the auspices of FEANTSA.

1.The Role of the Handbook. Section One – An Introduction to Homelessness. 2.Historical Perspectives on Homelessness. 3.Causation. 4.Defining and Counting Homelessness. 5.Responding to Homelessness: making the human right to housing a reality in Scotland?. 6.Homelessness and Welfare Systems. 7.COVID-19. Section Two – Homelessness across Different Disciplines. 8.Crime, Punishment and Homelessness. 9.Homelessness and Social Work: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities. 10.Homelessness in Human Geography. 11.Homelessness Through a Feminist Lens. 12.Evidence-Based Approaches to Guide Health Providers for People Experiencing Vulnerable Housing and Complex Needs. Section Three - The Dimensions of Homelessness. 13.Gender. 14.LGBTQ+ People and Homelessness. 15.Youth. 16.Children and Families. 17.Migration and Ethnicity. 18.Rural Dimensions of Homelessness. 19.Veteran Homelessness. 20.Homelessness and health through the lens of social quality. 21.Complex Needs and Housing First. 22.Homelessness and Substance Use. 23.Costs. Section Four – International Experience of Homelessness. 24.Home Truths: Homelessness in Australia. 25.Modern Mass Homelessness in Canada. 26.Homelessness in China. 27.Homelessness in Denmark. 28.Homelessness in Finland. 29.Homelessness in Germany. 30.Homelessness in Hungary. 31.Ireland and Homelessness. 32.Homelessness in Italy. 33.Homelessness in Japan. 34.Homelessness in Poland. 35.Homelessness in Portugal. 36.Homelessness in Slovenia. 37.Sweden. 38.UK. 39.Homelessness in the United States. 40.Homelessness in Montevideo: policy implications and future challenges. 41.Homelessness Futures.