1st Edition

Bridging the Transition to Housing A Homelessness Prevention Framework

Edited By Carrie Anne Marshall, Rebecca Gewurtz, Skye Barbic Copyright 2026
288 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

288 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

288 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book presents a detailed exploration of the Bridging the Transition framework, an approach designed to guide practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and advocates on strategies for preventing and ending homelessness. Taking a functional and participation approach to homelessness prevention, chapters describe the processes of leaving homelessness, strategies that can be used at... Read more

Section 1: Function and Participation in Daily Activities as a Key Homelessness Prevention Strategy  1. Introduction to the origins and components of the Bridging the Transition Framework  2. Function and participation in daily life activities as a key component of research and practice in homelessness prevention  3. Social Inclusion and its Relevance to Homelessness Prevention & Transitioning out of Homelessness  Section 2: the Bridging the Transition Framework and its Various Components  4. Relationship as Foundation  5. The “Four Processes” of Leaving Homelessness  6. Individual Strategies for Supporting Function and Participation in Daily Life  7. Community-Level Strategies for Supporting Function and Participation in Daily Life  8. Population-Level Strategies for Supporting Function and Participation in Daily Life  9. Guiding Principles of the Bridging the Transition Framework: Social Justice  10. Guiding Principles of the Bridging the Transition Framework: Housing First  11. Guiding Principles of the Bridging the Transition Framework: Recovery  12. Guiding Principles of the Bridging the Transition Framework: Harm Reduction  13. Guiding Principles of the Bridging the Transition Framework: Trauma- and Violence-Informed Care  14. Guiding Principles of the Bridging the Transition Framework: Intersectionality  Section 3: Application of the Bridging the Transition Framework  15. Applying the Bridging the Transition Framework: Individual Level Approaches  16. Applying the Bridging the Transition Framework: Community Level Approaches  17. Applying the Bridging the Transition Framework: Population Level Approaches  Section 4: Key social locations related to homelessness prevention  18. Key Social Locations Relevant to Homelessness Prevention: A Structural and Systems Lens on Preventing Homelessness among Women and Gender-Diverse People in the Global North  19. Key Social Locations Relevant to Homelessness Prevention: Homelessness Among 2SLGBTQIA+ Persons  20. Key Social Locations Relevant to Homelessness Prevention: Homelessness Among Racialized Persons  21. Key Social Locations Relevant to Homelessness Prevention: Homelessness Among Youth  22. Key Social Locations Relevant to Homelessness Prevention: Global South Perspectives  Conclusion

Biography

Carrie Anne Marshall is a tenured associate professor in the School of Occupational Therapy at Western University, Director of the Social Justice in Mental Health Research Lab, and a Western Research Chair in Homelessness Prevention and Mental Health Equity at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. She has a PhD in Rehabilitation Science from Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) and is a registered occupational therapist in Ontario, Canada.

Rebecca Gewurtz is a tenured associate professor at the School of Rehabilitation Science in the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She has a PhD from the University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) and is a registered occupational therapist in Ontario, Canada.

Skye Barbic is a tenured associate professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) and is the Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in integrated youth services. She has completed a PhD in Rehabilitation Science at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is a registered occupational therapist in British Columbia, Canada.