Mitigating the severity of child homelessness in the UK: a global mixed-methods systematic review

• Published in: The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 398; p. S75
• Main Authors: Sarkar, Kaushik, Rosenthal, Diana Margot, Martinez, Daniela Cossio, Shrestha, Arunima, Acquilla, Sushma, Svirydzenka, Nadzeya, Heys, Michelle, Ucci, Marcella, Lorgelly, Paula, Raghavan, Raghu, Aldridge, Rob, Lakhanpaul, Monica
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2021; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Accommodation; Capacity development; Child & adolescent mental health; Children; Cost analysis; COVID-19; Health care; Health services; Homeless people; Homelessness; Immunization; Impact analysis; Income; Innovations; Literature reviews; Medical electronics; Mixed methods research; Morbidity; Natural language processing; Nutrition; Pandemics; Policies; Poverty; Public health; Qualitative analysis; Refugees; Return on investment; Security; Systematic review; Tactics

In 2019, 585 000 children in England were homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health-care delivery system has amplified the inequalities faced by marginalised children. Although the UK has had a series of successful health sector reforms, few have d...