“It’s Depressing in Here” An Exploration of Racialization Processes and Trauma Manifestation Among Families Experiencing Homelessness
Open AccessThis dissertation includes three chapters, each a distinct study conducted to examine the extent to which and how race and trauma manifest at the intersection of homelessness and public administration. The first study is a systematic literature review examining how social control mechanisms used during slavery emerge in modern day homeless management. The second study applies a systems-based program evaluation model to map and better understand how a range of public and private stakeholders interact as they provide and receive homeless services in a large and complex metro system. The final study combines theoretical frameworks with interviews of administrators currently running homeless systems to identify ways that public administration can incorporate trauma-informed practices into the management of family shelters.The primary purpose of this research is to explore ways the fields of public policy and public administration address the racialized state of homelessness within the United States context. The intended goal of this research is to develop a framework that can aid in combating the ways homelessness and race compound trauma and perpetuate generational poverty. The long-term aim of this study is to inform innovative practices for how homeless services are designed, operated, staffed, and funded by applying an intersectional lens.
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