Studying homeless mortality means obtaining data on mortality for the subpopulation of people experiencing homelessness. In theory, this could be done in two different ways: However, the problem is that the death register does not include homelessness status and homelessness databases do not record deaths. Linking different registers could be a solution. We look at …
Archiwum autora:Magdalena Mostowska
Counting the deaths of people experiencing homelessness in Poland
People experiencing homelessness do not disappear, they die. From data collected in other countries, we know that they often die at a young age, and that, contrary to popular perceptions, deaths of hypothermia account for only a small percentage of these deaths. We also know that the experience of homelessness itself is a contributing factor …
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Cmentarz Południowy – Warsaw’s contemporary Potter’s field
Cmentarz Komunalny Południowy w Antoninowie
An investigation into UK’s homeless deaths
In the fourth episode of our podcast we present Maeve McClenaghan’s book and its impact on collecting data about homeless deaths in the UK. (in Polish) Śledztwo dziennikarskie – czwarty odcinek podcastu W czwartym odcinku podcastu przedstawiamy książkę Maeve McClenaghan pt.: „Bez stałego miejsca zamieszkania. Życie i śmierć zapomnianych bezdomnych w Zjednoczonym Królestwie”. Dziennikarskie śledztwo …
Health costs of homelessness
What is homelessness? How many people die in Poland per year while experiencing homelessness? What are the health costs of homelessness? Listen to the third episode of our podcast (in Polish). Zdrowotny koszt bezdomności – trzeci odcinek podcastu Co to jest bezdomność? Ile osób w ciągu roku w Polsce umiera doświadczając bezdomności? Jaki jest koszt …
Causes of deaths – new episode of our podcast
The second episode of our podcast is available. We talk about data sources, causes of deaths and years lost due to homelessness. Przyczyny śmierci – drugi odcinek naszego podcastu W drugim odcinku rozmawiamy o źródłach danych, przyczynach śmierci i latach życia utraconych z powodu bezdomności. Fact-checking and sources Badania z wykorzystaniem danych koronerów prowadzi się …
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17th European Research Conference on Homelessness
17th European Research Conference on Homelessness organized by the European Observatory on Homelessness and FEANSTA was held in Leuven, Belgium in September, 2023. Magdalena was invited to deliver a keynote lecture on homelessness and migration. This presentation concerned Magdalena’s previous work on the homelessness of EU-migrants. It has been a good opportunity to reflect on …
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Annual Polish conference „Pokonać bezdomność”
Late November 2023, an annual conference organized by the Polish Federation of Organizations Working with the People Experiencing Homelessness was held in Warsaw. A research report by Magdalena Mostowska, Małgorzata Sieńczyk, Aneta Szarfenberg, and Ryszard Szarfenberg was presented. It contains a review of recent practices and recommendations concerning an organization of the national homelessness count …
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Presentation at the ENHR conference in Łódź
Magdalena was the lead coordinator of the Welfare, Homelessness and Social Exclusion (Welphase) Working Group at the annual European Network for Housing Research conference held in Łódź in June 2023. She has presented a draft paper titled: „Visualizing Social Problems. A Case of Homeless Mortality”. After receiving some valuable feedback from the workshop participants, we’re …
Deaths of people experiencing homelessness in the media
What is the image of deaths of people experiencing homelessness in the media? And why should we even bother? Listen to our short discussion. We are experimenting with a podcast! (in Polish) Śmierć osób doświadczających bezdomności w mediach Jak przedstawiają śmierć osób doświadczających bezdomności media i dlaczego jest to ważne. Posłuchaj naszej rozmowy. Eksperymentujemy z …
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