TY - JOUR
T1 - Creating safe spaces
T2 - Designing day shelters for people experiencing homelessness
AU - Petrovich, James C.
AU - Murphy, Erin Roark
AU - Hardin, Laura K.
AU - Koch, Brooke R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2017/1/14
Y1 - 2017/1/14
N2 - Day shelter programs are an important resource for people experiencing homelessness, offering respite from inclement weather, social stigma, victimization, and access to essential services and resources. Creating functional day shelter spaces requires that staff, services, and facilities support the needs of this vulnerable and marginalized population. Little guidance, however, is available regarding the design of day shelter spaces that support service engagement and positive service outcomes. This systematic review was conducted to support the development of a new day shelter in Fort Worth, Texas, identifying and reviewing interdisciplinary resources relevant to the design of these facilities. Based on the review, a preliminary taxonomy emphasizing day shelter client safety, security, dignity and health and well-being is proposed. Additional discussion identifies practical considerations affecting the implementation of the taxonomy, design priorities, and how the taxonomy was applied to the design of the Fort Worth day shelter.
AB - Day shelter programs are an important resource for people experiencing homelessness, offering respite from inclement weather, social stigma, victimization, and access to essential services and resources. Creating functional day shelter spaces requires that staff, services, and facilities support the needs of this vulnerable and marginalized population. Little guidance, however, is available regarding the design of day shelter spaces that support service engagement and positive service outcomes. This systematic review was conducted to support the development of a new day shelter in Fort Worth, Texas, identifying and reviewing interdisciplinary resources relevant to the design of these facilities. Based on the review, a preliminary taxonomy emphasizing day shelter client safety, security, dignity and health and well-being is proposed. Additional discussion identifies practical considerations affecting the implementation of the taxonomy, design priorities, and how the taxonomy was applied to the design of the Fort Worth day shelter.
KW - Day shelter
KW - Drop-in
KW - Facility design
KW - Homelessness
KW - Service environment
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U2 - 10.1080/10530789.2016.1260879
DO - 10.1080/10530789.2016.1260879
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85010992238
SN - 1053-0789
VL - 26
SP - 65
EP - 72
JO - Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless
JF - Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless
IS - 1
ER -