Making the invisible visible: A Photovoice exploration of homeless women's health and lives in central Auckland

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 739-746

  Bukowski, Kate ^a   Buetow, Stephen ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dogs; Homeless women; Housing First; New Zealand; PhotoVoice

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; GENDER ISSUE; HOMELESSNESS; PHOTOGRAPH; WELFARE PROVISION; WOMENS HEALTH; WOMENS STATUS;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW ZEALAND; PHOTOGRAPHY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW ZEALAND; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

AUCKLAND; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79952002613     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.11.029     Document Type: Article

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