W.E. Thurston, D. Este,
T. Gordey, M. Haworth-Brockman, L. McCoy, R. Rapaport Beck, C. Saulnier,
J. Smith
There has been little investigation into the connections between family
violence, immigration, and homelessness of women. Abused immigrant women
and Canadian-born women face similar barriers to independent living;
however, the migration process can present additional challenges for
immigrant women. For abused immigrant women, homelessness is often cyclical
and compounded by a range of factors; ability to speak English , knowledge
of Canadian systems, cultural background, and family structure all profoundly
affect the immigrant woman’s experience of the pathways into and
out of homelessness. In order to prevent homelessness and to plan programs
and policies for populations, theoretical models that address key solutions
and acknowledge critical temporal factors are required.
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