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9A.4 People experiencing homelessness
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Relevant news and research: People experiencing homelessness

Li, J., Wu, Q., Parrott, S., Cox, S., Pesola, F., Soar, K., Brown, R., Ford, A., Hajek, P., Notley, C., Robson, D., Ward, E., Varley, A., Mair, C., McMillan, L., Lennon, J., Brierley, J., Edwards, A., Gardner, B., Tyler, A., Bauld, L. and Dawkins, L. (2025). Cost-effectiveness of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation at homeless support centres: SCeTCH cRCT. Public Health Res (Southampt), 1-45. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41240018


Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2025). Specialist Homelessness Services: feature analysis. . Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/homelessness-services/specialist-homelessness-services-feature-analysis


Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2025). Specialist Homelessness Services: feature analysis.  ,  ,  . Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/homelessness-services/specialist-homelessness-services-feature-analysis


Dave, A., Pushkarna, B., George, S., Shah, K., Vora, K. and Thacker, N. (2025). A cross-sectional mixed method study to assess the prevalence of tobacco consumption among school going early adolescents of the slum population in Gandhidham, a city in India. BMC Public Health, 1, 2649. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40764545


Hawes, M., Alway, J., Chakravarty, D., Kushel, M., Max, W., Xia, F., Neyazi, N. and Vijayaraghavan, M. (2025). Cigarette smoke-free home adoption attempts among formerly homeless adults living in permanent supportive housing. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep, 100363. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40762021


Lopez, A. R., Lim, A. C., Escobedo, R., Chung, N., Chien, L., Calzo, J. P., Urada, L., Aceves, B., Jella, S., Smiley, S. L. and Felner, J. K. (2025). Addressing Tobacco-Related Disparities Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness by Engaging Youth Collaborators in Intervention Research: Protocol for a Multimethod, Community-Based Participatory Research Study. JMIR Res Protoc, e69441. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40829143


Dawkins, L., Soar, K., Pesola, F., Ford, A., Notley, C., Brown, R., Ward, E., McMillan, L., Robson, D., Varley, A., Mair, C., Lennon, J., Brierley, J., Edwards, A., Hajek, P., Tyler, A., Parrott, S., Li, J., Bauld, L., Gardner, B. and Cox, S. (2025). Smoking cessation for people accessing homeless support centres (SCeTCH): comparing the provision of an e-cigarette versus usual care in a cluster randomised controlled trial in Great Britain. BMC Med, 1, 394. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40597223


Ford, A., McMillan, L., Soar, K., Pesola, F., Notley, C., Brown, R., Ward, E., Gardner, B., Varley, A., Mair, C., Lennon, J., Brierley, J., Edwards, A., Mitchell, D., Robson, D., Hajek, P., Tyler, A., Parrott, S., Li, J., Bauld, L. and Cox, S. (2025). Exploring how an e-cigarette intervention influenced tobacco smoking behaviour in people accessing homelessness services: Findings from the SCeTCH trial process evaluation. Int J Drug Policy, 104901. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40616874


Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2025). Housing assistance in Australia. . Available from: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/housing-assistance/housing-assistance-in-australia


Hawes, M. R., Assaf, R. D., Birkmeyer, J. A., Philbin, M. M., Vijayaraghavan, M. and Kushel, M. (2025). Tobacco Use Patterns and Missed Opportunities for Cessation Treatment Among People Experiencing Homelessness. J Gen Intern Med. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40562886


Onigbogi, O., Pratt, R., Luo, X., Everson-Rose, S. A., Cooney, N. L., Specker, S., Thomas, J. and Okuyemi, K. (2025). Combined smoking cessation and alcohol abstinence treatment for people experiencing homelessness: a randomized trial. Nicotine Tob Res. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40375387


Bachand, J. V., Garrison, V. E., Reyes, B. M. and Pollack, C. E. (2025). Cigarette smoking and attempts to quits among adults receiving federal housing assistance from 2005 to 2018, NHIS-HUD linked data. BMC Public Health, 1, 766. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39994625


Jain, N., Adams, E. A., Joyes, E. C., McLellan, G., Burrows, M., Paisi, M., McGowan, L. J., Iafrate, L., Landes, D., Watt, R. G., Sniehotta, F. F., Kaner, E. and Ramsay, S. E. (2024). Factors affecting implementation of interventions for oral health, substance use, smoking and diet for people with severe and multiple disadvantage: a community-based qualitative study in England. BMJ Public Health, 1, e000626. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40018159


Saroj, S. K., Bhardwaj, T. and Kaushik, A. (2025). Tobacco prevalence among adults in the urban slums of Delhi: results from a cross-sectional survey. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39907693


Hawes, M. R., Chakravarty, D., Xia, F., Max, W., Kushel, M. and Vijayaraghavan, M. (2024). The Built Environment, PTSD Symptoms, and Tobacco Use among Permanent Supportive Housing Residents. J Community Health. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39681791


Jain, N., Adams, E. A., Joyes, E. C., McLellan, G., Burrows, M., Paisi, M., McGowan, L. J., Iafrate, L., Landes, D., Watt, R., Sniehotta, F. F., Kaner, E. and Ramsay, S. E. (2024). Engagement and access to support for oral health, substance use, smoking and diet by people with severe and multiple disadvantage: A qualitative study. PLoS One, 12, e0315254. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39693306


Kui, K., Hailozian, C., Thai, M., Chakravarty, D., Apollonio, D. E., Kroon, L. and Vijayaraghavan, M. (2024). Tobacco cessation, mental health, and substance use in a community pharmacist-linked cessation program for people experiencing homelessness. Drug Alcohol Depend, 112527. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39729805


Earlier news and research

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