Research: Workplace Trauma Among Service Providers in the Homelessness Sector

Service providers working with people experiencing homelessness can be directly and indirectly exposed to trauma and other chronic stressors in their work. The types of individuals that are most at-risk of problematic outcomes from traumatic event exposure are unknown.

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This 2022 study Workplace trauma and chronic stressor exposure among direct service providers working with people experiencing homelessness explores the impact of workplace traumas and stressors among service providers working with people experiencing homelessness in Canada.

Kerman, N., Ecker, J., Tiderington, E., Gaetz, S., & Kidd, S. A. (2023). Workplace trauma and chronic stressor exposure among direct service providers working with people experiencing homelessness. Journal of Mental Health, 32(2), 424–433. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2021.2022629

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May 15, 2024