The irish experience in social work with homeless people

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Keywords:

social work, social inclusion, homeless, shelter, nutrition, strategies, programs, health status

Abstract

This study presents scientific research related to the problems of the homeless people and homelessness and the main aspects of those problems. The goal is to analyze and synthesizes the information related to homeless issues and to help for better understanding of the problem and to give guidance and ideas which can help to solve them.

 

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2025-07-21

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