1. Understanding Homelessness
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  3. Causes & Intersections

Violence & Trauma

India

Violence And Violations: The Reality Of Homeless Women In India
Amita Joseph
Indu Prakash Singh
Shivani Chaudhry
Women constitute one of the groups worst affected by homelessness. While the phenomenon of homelessness violates the most basic of human rights for all populations, women without housing and living on the streets suffer the most severe...
Region:
South & Southeast Asia
Public Hearing on Violence against Homeless Women in Delhi
Homeless women in Delhi face acts of violence on a daily basis, including verbal, physical and sexual abuse, and economic and social exploitation, which severely affects their mental and physical health. The media, however, seldom report...
Region:
South & Southeast Asia
Homeless Women and Violence
Shivani Chaudhry
Amita Joseph
Indu Prakash Singh
This paper attempts to highlight the causes and characteristics of homelessness, the nature of violence faced by homeless women, and makes recommendations to address the crisis at various levels. While the problems faced by homeless women...
Region:
South & Southeast Asia
Incidence and Intensity of Abuse in Street Children in India
Meena Mathur
Prachi Rathore
Monika Mathur
The aims of this cross-sectional survey were to examine the prevalence, type and intensity of abuse in street children in Jaipur city, India. Method: Based on purposive random sampling, 200 street children, inclusive of equal number of...
Region:
South & Southeast Asia
How can we nuance our understanding of homelessness?
Ashwin Parulkar
Homelessness is generally described as an absence of a physical dwelling. However, homelessness triggers many social and economic factors that, together, perpetuate patterns of vulnerability amongst the urban homeless. This case is an...
Region:
South & Southeast Asia
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