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The Changing Structure Of The Homeless Population In Cork City: Implications For Theories Of Homelessness And Service Provision, Michelle Norris, Noreen Kearns
The Changing Structure Of The Homeless Population In Cork City: Implications For Theories Of Homelessness And Service Provision, Michelle Norris, Noreen Kearns
Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies
The last two decades have seen extensive reform of policy on homelessness in Ireland, but these changes have not been underpinned by any extensive research which would shed light on the causes of homelessness and help in the design of settlement services. This article, which describes the results of the first detailed survey of the homeless population of Cork city, is intended to address the dearth of empirical evidence on homelessness in Ireland. This information is presented in three parts. The opening section of this article outlines the methods which were used to collect data on the homeless population in …