23. Healing the Pain and Hurt: Dealing with the Trauma of Homelessness
Trauma and homelessness often go hand in hand, and every author in this book shared stories about trauma-inducing events in their history. These cover a wide range of incidents, including domestic violence, physical/sexual childhood abuse, loss of work, car accidents, intergenerational and historical trauma, physical assault, rape, police interactions, physical or mental health issues and addictions.