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Sydney Brown

1. Bullock, H. E., Reppond, H. A., Truong, S. V., & Singh, M. R. (2020). An intersectional analysis of the feminization of homelessness and mothers’ housing precarity. Journal of Social Issues, 76(4), 835–858.
2. Ehlke, S. J., Cohn, A. M., Boozary, L. K., Alexander, A. C., Waring, J. J. C., Businelle, M. S., & Kendzor, D. E. (2022). Discrimination, Substance Use, and Mental Health among Sexual and Gender Minority Adults Accessing Day Shelter Services. Substance Use & Misuse, 57(8), 1237–1247.
3. Mia Budescu, Dania Valera, & Harvey Cruz. (2024). The Association Between Stress, Discrimination, and Hope Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Social Support as a Buffer. International Journal on Homelessness, 4(2), 62–79.
4. Otiniano Verissimo, A. D., Henley, N., Gee, G. C., Davis, C., & Grella, C. (2023). Homelessness and discrimination among US adults: the role of intersectionality. Journal of Social Distress & the Homeless, 32(1), 1–15.
5. Weldrick, R., & Canham, S. L. (2024). Intersections of Ageism and Homelessness Among Older Adults: Implications for Policy, Practice, and Research. Gerontologist, 64(5), 1–7.

Notes:

1. Feminization and homelessness

- Article discusses the intersectionality of homeless by looking at the causes of homelessness for mothers and institutional differences before homelessness and after homelessness as it relates to financial insecurity and discrimination amongst various racial, economic, and sexual groups.

- African American demographics constitute 51% of people who have homeless children (maybe include).

- Matriarchal household are disproportionally affected by financial and social inequalities perpetuated by low pay, discrimination, domestic violence, and other factors that have increased women's rate of homelessness.

- 80% of homeless women report experiencing domestic violence previously, and rates of increased violence during childhood is also raised for this demographic.

- Homelessness is often caused or influenced by women's experience with domestic violence, but the risk of homelessness heightens the chances of these women experiencing continued violence after they've become displaced from housing.

- 63% of households including African American and Latino families are living below the poverty line and have no liquid assets, subsequently they are less capable of bouncing back from a financial crisis. For these reasons income disruption is much more likely to lead to homeless for these groups if issues were to arise.

- In addition to domestic violence, women are often faced with financial abuse from partners that can affect their own access to public assistance, which inevitably raises the likelihood of homeless.

- The perception that homeless women find themselves in the position of homelessness to begin due to substance abuse is a frequent misconception. Oftentimes drug usage occurs after the stress of being homeless has taken its toll. In addition, coercive substance abuse, a situation in which a separate party pressures or forces someone to take drugs, is a common issue. Specifically women who have experienced domestic abuse are far more likely to report coercion into using drugs.

- Emergency shelters and hotlines often are not properly informed or prepared to assist homeless women in managing the frequently underlying issues of financial or physical abuse. The failure to address systemic or structural issues can often leave women vulnerable.

- Financial assistance for poor families has also substantially decreased since the 1996, coinciding with the enactment of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), commonly known as welfare. A slim portion of eligible low income families receive assistance, and strict time,

I think that the current Wikipedia article could be improved if the overlapping themes and nuances of different groups experiences with discrimination during homelessness was investigated and outlined. My sources will be used to analyze the following

2. Discrimination, Substance Use, and Mental Health among Sexual and Gender Minority Adults

- Adults who fall under a minority sexual or gender group make up a disproportionately high number of homeless people as a whole, and similarly rate high in self reported substance abuse, discrimination, and poor mental health.

In a study conducted by (...) homeless people falling under the category of a sexual and/or gender minoritized reported self reported levels of discrimination that varied little in comparison to other study participants regardless of race/gender/sexuality differences. All respondents reported a similar frequent experience with discrimination for a variety of reasons, but the most common reason this group felt discriminated against was due revolved around their homelessness.

3. Stress, Discrimination, and Hope Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness

- Individuals categorized a gender minority reported lower levels hopefulness and access to sources of social support in comparison to the young homeless cohort that reported higher levels of access to these resources. Lower levels of reported hopefulness and a social circle to rely on correlates to a prolonged state of homelessness.

- Young people experiencing homeless and categorized as a gender minority face higher levels of rejection from family members, which narrows the social circle on which they can rely on. This compounds their sense of hope, social support, substance use, mental health, and escape from homelessness.

- Despite differences between race/gender/sex/ and all other factors, reported high levels of discrimination remained the same across all groups.

- Huge emphasis on social support