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Selected Reference Books
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood Studies by ISBN: 9781473942929Publication Date: 2020-07-27
Encyclopedia of AdolescenceISBN: 9783319332284
The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Family Studies by ISBN: 9781119085621Publication Date: 2016-03-23
Related Web Sites
- Help for Homeless People (mass.gov)Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Services for Those Experiencing HomelessnessCity of Boston
- Homelessness Programs and ResourcesSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Think Tanks (see Sociology Guide: Think Tanks for further organizations and also evaluation of think tanks.)
- Brookings InstitutionA "nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC." Search by topic and use the "Expert" tab by country or region to access articles by experts in a specific region.
- The Urban Institute“The Urban Institute is the trusted source for unbiased, authoritative insights that inform consequential choices about the well-being of people and places in the United States. We are a nonprofit research organization that believes decisions shaped by facts, rather than ideology, have the power to improve public policy and practice, strengthen communities, and transform people’s lives for the better.”
Additional Web Sites/Organizations
- Homelessness & Housing | Government Performance LabHarvard Kennedy School
- Housing and Homelessness Resource GuideMerrimack College
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Phipps, M., Dalton, L., Maxwell, H., & Cleary, M. (2019). Women and homelessness, a complex multidimensional issue: Findings from a scoping review. Journal of Social Distress & the Homeless, 28(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/10530789.2018.1534427