Homelessness services

[3] Some countries have a scarcity of rigorous research on the outcomes of specialized homelessness services.

[4] Others have adopted statistical collection programs to conduct research on outcomes and service delivery.

[7] Homelessness peak bodies typically have a reference group made up of member services and meet at least once a year in annual or bi-annual conferences.

[10] A study in England found that competition for contracts had both beneficial as well as problematic implications for homelessness services.

[11] An Australian study found that while social workers employed in homelessness services constructed their professional identities by drawing on debates in social work literature and tensions in practice, their identity is overshadowed by organizational contexts, influencing work practice in homelessness services.