Abstract
Homelessness is a growing problem and previous research has found that a longer duration of homelessness is associated with poorer health outcomes. Following this logic, policies that aim to reduce repeated episodes of homelessness by addressing its root causes can result in better long-term health among the homeless population. This paper explores the relationship between psychosocial and demographic characteristics, contextual factors and returns to homelessness.The sample included 634 adult men who participated in transitional programming at a large homeless shelter in Montreal, QC between 2011 and 2014. Descriptive statistics, survival analysis and multinomial logistic regression techniques were used to examine the relationship between type of departure from the shelter, severity of mental health problems and substance abuse, income, community involvement, employment status, legal history, life skills, housing status, degree of support from family and/or friends, length of transitional program stay, adherence to shelter rules, age and returns to the shelter over a 1-year follow-up period.This study found that a repeated episode of homelessness within a year of program departure was associated with a lack of support from friends and family (p
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