Oliver, Vanessa, 1980-

Healing home : health and homelessness in the life stories of young women / Vanessa Oliver. - Toronto : University of Toronto Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (pages)

Includes bibliographical references.

1 The Story behind the Story: An Introduction -- 2 Once upon a Time: "Storying" Feminist Theory in Neoliberal Times -- 3 Girl, You'll Be a Woman ... Soon: A Narrative Project -- 4 Girls Aloud: Narratives and Self-Stories -- 5 Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice: Age, Space, Place, Gender, and Health -- 6 Seen and Not Heard: Negotiating Health and Wellness -- 7 Begging for Change: Barriers, Facilitators, and Implications for Policy and Practice -- 8 Living in a Material World: Challenges and Change -- 9 A Journey of a Thousand Miles: One Conclusion -- Youth Resources List.

Applying a strong, articulate, and systemic analysis to on-the-ground narratives, Oliver is able to offer fresh, incisive recommendations for health and social service providers with the potential to effect real-world change for this marginalized population.



9781442662353 9781442662360


Homelessness--Health aspects--Ontario--Toronto--Case studies.
Homeless women--Ontario--Toronto--Case studies.
Homeless women--Ontario--Toronto--Biography.
Women--Health and hygiene--Ontario--Toronto--Case studies.
Health services accessibility--Ontario--Toronto--Case studies.
Health services accessibility.
Social history.
Homeless women--Health and hygiene--Ontario--Toronto--Case studies.
Health Services Accessibility
Homeless Persons--psychology
Healthcare Disparities
Social Conditions
Women--psychology


Electronic Books.

RA564 / .H435 2013