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The objective of this research is to identify evidence-based interventions and best practices to better support women experiencing or at risk of homelessness.<\/p>\n       <\/sec>\n       <sec>\n         <title>Methods<\/title>\n         <p>We conducted a scoping review with a gender and equity analysis. This involved searching MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and other databases for systematic reviews and randomized trials, supplementing our search through reference scanning and grey literature, followed by a qualitative synthesis of the evidence that examined gender and equity considerations.<\/p>\n       <\/sec>\n       <sec>\n         <title>Results<\/title>\n         <p>Of the 4102 articles identified on homelessness interventions, only 4 systematic reviews and 9 randomized trials were exclusively conducted on women or published disaggregated data enabling a gender analysis. Interventions with the strongest evidence included post-shelter advocacy counselling for women experiencing homelessness due to intimate partner violence, as well as case management and permanent housing subsidies (e.g. tenant-based rental assistance vouchers), which were shown to reduce homelessness, food insecurity, exposure to violence and psychosocial distress, as well as promote school stability and child well-being.<\/p>\n       <\/sec>\n\t   <sec>\n         <title>Conclusion<\/title>\n         <p>Much of the evidence on interventions to better support women experiencing homelessness focusses on those accessing domestic violence or family shelters. Since many more women are experiencing or at risk of hidden homelessness, population-based strategies are also needed to reduce gender inequity and exposure to violence, which are among the main structural drivers of homelessness among women.<\/p>\n       <\/sec>","DOI":"10.24095\/hpcdp.41.1.01","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,11]],"date-time":"2021-01-11T12:50:56Z","timestamp":1610369456000},"page":"1-13","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":28,"title":["Evidence-informed interventions and best practices for supporting women experiencing or at risk of homelessness: a scoping review with gender and equity analysis"],"prefix":"10.24095","volume":"1","author":[{"given":"Anne","family":"Andermann","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montr\u00e9al, Quebec, Canada"},{"name":"School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montr\u00e9al, Quebec, Canada"},{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montr\u00e9al, Quebec, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sebastian","family":"Mott","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montr\u00e9al, Quebec, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christine M.","family":"Mathew","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"C.T. 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