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Our research!
 

Our current research project, “From Surviving to Thriving: Narratives of Navigating Homelessness, Institutional Systems, and the Search for Flourishing” is designed to understand the strengths, the resources, and the barriers experienced by people who have recently experienced homelessness. The project is guided by the question: How do people navigate systems to not only survive, but to support their own growth and healing? Using the model of Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR), we will interview people who have experienced homelessness and recently obtained permanent housing to learn about their experiences with navigating the multiple systems necessary to survive homelessness, enter permanent housing, and begin the process of healing. ICH researchers work alongside community researchers to support project design and implementation. Currently, the community researchers are preparing for participant recruitment and data collection in the Summer of 2026.

 

We are also involved in other research projects: we are advising a case study about supporting people in eviction prevention legal proceedings; we are also participating in an ongoing project on post-traumatic growth. We have also begun planning for building a service in which we provide consultation for researchers doing research related to housing and homelessness...