There's nowhere to go: counting the costs of extreme weather to the homeless community
There's nowhere to go: counting the costs of extreme weather to the homeless community
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DOI：
10.1111/disa.12400
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发表时间：
2019-08-16
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影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Osborn, Elizabeth
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作者：
Every, Danielle;Richardson, John;Osborn, Elizabeth
无家可归的人以独特的方式容易受到极端天气的影响。造成灾害脆弱性的根深蒂固的不平等，因极端孤立和短暂生活对身心健康的压力而变得更加严重。然而，极端天气对澳大利亚无家可归者的影响基本上没有记录，很少纳入应急计划。对紧急和无家可归者服务和服务使用者的访谈和调查显示，失去住所和心理健康恶化的主要后果加深了无家可归和创伤的循环。因此，帐篷等无家可归者住所的损失应纳入事件前后的影响统计和随后的恢复支助。极端天气应对计划应包括“非严重”天气事件的早期触发和战略，因为无家可归者社区受到影响的时间更早，受到的气象条件范围更广。此外，这项研究还探讨了与无家可归者一起工作时对极端天气做出创伤知情反应的好处。
People experiencing homelessness are vulnerable to extreme weather in unique ways. The entrenched inequalities that underpin disaster vulnerability are compounded by extreme isolation and the stress of transient living on mental and physical health. However, the impacts of extreme weather on the homeless in Australia are largely undocumented and rarely incorporated in emergency planning. Interviews with and surveys of emergency and homeless services and service users revealed that the primary ramifications of losing shelter and worsening mental health deepen the cycle of homelessness and trauma. Consequently, homeless shelter losses, such as tents, should be included in pre- and post-event impact statistics and subsequent recovery support. Extreme weather response plans should include early triggers and strategies for 'non-severe' weather events, as the homeless community is affected earlier and by a wider range of meteorological conditions. Moreover, this study also explores the benefits of a trauma-informed response to extreme weather when working with the homeless.