Community as coping: Mental illness and homelessness within a tent camp
Drawing from interview data with residents of Tent City 3, a sanctioned homeless camp, we illustrate the complex connections between mental illness and homelessness from the residents’ perspectives to understand how living in this tent city helps residents manage mental health.
Authors
- Karen A. Snedker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5473-8137)
- Jennifer McKinney
Institutions
- Seattle Pacific University (US)
- Chapman University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health & Place
- Published
- 2026-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2026.103662
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00