Transitions Through Homelessness: Lives on the Edge - Paperback

by C. McNaughton (Author)

Following a group of people as they make the transition from homeless to 'housed', this book presents a new perspective on homelessness, the individual factors associated with it such as addiction, mental illness and traumatic life histories, and how welfare and poverty interact with these conditions.

Author Biography

CAROL MCNAUGHTON is currently an ESRC Research Fellow at the Centre for Housing Policy, University of York, UK. She has extensive experience of researching transgression, transitions and the institutional role of social policy.