The aim of this study was to examine the experiential perspectives of women becoming and experiencing homelessness. Situated in the qualitative interpretative tradition, data were collected using auto-driven photo-elicitation and in-depth face-to-face interviews. Eleven Australian women used photographs that represented their experiences of being homeless to guide their interview discussion. The findings revealed that homelessness for women is a period often preceded by a series of adverse incidents in their lives, characterised by progressive resilience building in the face of trauma, finding hope and building strength to work towards exiting homelessness. After becoming homeless, five stages of resilience transition emerged: The trauma of homelessness, Finding hope and surviving, Finding help, Finding connection and Taking control. Women experiencing homelessness are resilient and capable of enacting competence and autonomy in seeking help to exit homelessness. Changes to service delivery are recommended to improve trauma-informed, person-centred housing and social services that are integrated and easy to navigate.

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女性面对无家可归的韧性的定性探索

本研究的目的是考察女性成为和经历无家可归的体验视角。位于定性解释传统中，数据是使用自动驱动的照片引出和深入的面对面访谈收集的。11 名澳大利亚女性使用代表她们无家可归经历的照片来指导她们的采访讨论。调查结果显示，女性无家可归是她们生活中经常发生一系列不利事件之前的一段时期，其特点是在面对创伤时逐步建立复原力，寻找希望并增强力量以摆脱无家可归。后变得无家可归，弹性化的五个阶段出现了：无家可归的创伤，寻找希望和生存，寻找帮助，寻找联系和控制。经历无家可归的妇女在寻求帮助以摆脱无家可归的过程中具有适应力，并且能够发挥能力和自主权。建议改变服务提供方式，以改善综合且易于导航的以人为本的住房和社会服务。