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Transitioning into the Community: Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators Experienced By Formerly Incarcerated, Homeless Women During Reentry—A Qualitative Study

verfasst von: Benissa E. Salem, Jordan Kwon, Maria L. Ekstrand, Elizabeth Hall, Susan F. Turner, Mark Faucette, Regina Slaughter

Erschienen in: Community Mental Health Journal | Ausgabe 4/2021

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Formerly incarcerated, homeless women on parole or probation experience individual-and structural-level barriers and facilitators as they prepare to transition into the community during reentry. A qualitative study was undertaken using focus group methods with formerly incarcerated, currently homeless women (N = 18, M_age = 37.67, SD 10.68, 23–53 years of age) exiting jail or prison. Major themes which emerged included the following: (1) access to resources—barriers and facilitators during community transition, (2) familial reconciliation and parenting during community transition, and (3) trauma and self-care support during community transition. These findings suggest a need to develop multi-level interventions at the individual, program and institutional/societal level with a gender-sensitive lens for women who are transitioning to community reentry. It is hoped that providing such resources will reduce the likelihood of homelessness and reincarceration.

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Titel: Transitioning into the Community: Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators Experienced By Formerly Incarcerated, Homeless Women During Reentry—A Qualitative Study
verfasst von: Benissa E. Salem
Jordan Kwon
Maria L. Ekstrand
Elizabeth Hall
Susan F. Turner
Mark Faucette
Regina Slaughter
Publikationsdatum: 02.01.2021
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Community Mental Health Journal / Ausgabe 4/2021
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00748-8

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