A Multilevel Intervention Framework for Supporting People Experiencing Homelessness with Pets.
A Multilevel Intervention Framework for Supporting People Experiencing Homelessness with Pets.
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10.3390/ani10101869
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2020-10-13
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Rhoades H
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Kerman N;Lem M;Witte M;Kim C;Rhoades H
大约十分之一无家可归的人养宠物。尽管宠物对主人有心理社会方面的好处，但宠物也会给无家可归的人带来与满足基本需求和获得住房有关的挑战。本文提出了一个框架的政策，公共和服务干预措施，以改善健康和福祉的宠物主人经历无家可归。在政策层面，该框架提议增加宠物友好型紧急避难所、提供市场租赁住房和兽医药品，以及使用住房优先方法。在公共一级，需要采取教育干预措施，以提高人们对无家可归和养宠物之间关系的认识，减少对这一关系的污名化。在服务提供层面，直接服务提供者可以通过认识到他们的优势，将他们与社区服务联系起来，意识到与宠物损失相关的风险，提供减少伤害的策略，将动物记录为情感支持动物，以及参与宣传来支持无家可归的宠物主人。通过针对加剧无家可归的宠物主人所面临的困难的政策和服务方法，该框架是一套深思熟虑的行动，以更好地支持这一弱势群体。大约十分之一无家可归的人养宠物。尽管养宠物带来了心理上的好处，但系统性和结构性障碍可能会阻止这一群体满足其基本需求和摆脱无家可归的状况。提出了一个多层次的框架，以改善健康和福祉的宠物主人经历无家可归。该框架以“一个健康”办法为依据，确定了在政策、公共和直接提供服务层面的干预措施。建议采取政策干预措施，以增加宠物友好型紧急庇护所的供应，提供市场租赁住房和兽医药品，并采用住房第一的方法。在公共一级，需要采取教育干预措施，以提高人们对无家可归和养宠物之间关系的认识，减少对这一关系的污名化。直接服务提供者可以通过认识到他们的优势，将他们与社区服务联系起来，意识到与宠物损失相关的风险，提供减少伤害的策略，将动物记录为情感支持动物，以及参与宣传来支持无家可归的宠物主人。通过针对加剧无家可归的宠物主人所面临的困难的政策和服务方法，该框架是一套深思熟虑的行动，以更好地支持一个在结束无家可归的努力中经常被忽视或不被接纳的群体。
Approximately one in 10 people experiencing homelessness have pets. Despite pets having psychosocial benefits for their owners, pets can also present challenges for people experiencing homelessness related to meeting their basic needs and obtaining housing. This article proposes a framework of policy, public, and service interventions for improving the health and well-being of pet owners experiencing homelessness. At the policy level, the framework proposes an increase of pet-friendly emergency shelters, access to market rental housing and veterinary medicine, and the use of a Housing First approach. At the public level, educational interventions are needed to improve knowledge and reduce stigma about the relationship between homelessness and pet ownership. At the service delivery level, direct service providers can support pet owners experiencing homelessness by recognizing their strengths, connecting them to community services, being aware of the risks associated with pet loss, providing harm reduction strategies, documenting animals as emotional support animals, and engaging in advocacy. By targeting policies and service approaches that exacerbate the hardships faced by pet owners experiencing homelessness, the framework is a set of deliberate actions to better support this vulnerable group. Approximately one in 10 people experiencing homelessness have pets. Despite the psychosocial benefits derived from pet ownership, systemic and structural barriers can prevent this group from meeting their basic needs and exiting homelessness. A multilevel framework is proposed for improving the health and well-being of pet owners experiencing homelessness. Informed by a One Health approach, the framework identifies interventions at the policy, public, and direct service delivery levels. Policy interventions are proposed to increase the supply of pet-friendly emergency shelters, access to market rental housing and veterinary medicine, and the use of a Housing First approach. At the public level, educational interventions are needed to improve knowledge and reduce stigma about the relationship between homelessness and pet ownership. Direct service providers can support pet owners experiencing homelessness by recognizing their strengths, connecting them to community services, being aware of the risks associated with pet loss, providing harm reduction strategies, documenting animals as emotional support animals, and engaging in advocacy. By targeting policies and service approaches that exacerbate the hardships faced by pet owners experiencing homelessness, the framework is a set of deliberate actions to better support a group that is often overlooked or unaccommodated in efforts to end homelessness.
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