Moving Forward, Together Homelessness is traumatic. Like other
traumatic experiences such as interpersonal violence, natural
disaster, and wartime conflict, the impact of homelessness is
devastating. Coupled with the loss of a place to call home is
the loss of emotional comfort found in predictability and the
ability to control decisions about one’s life. These traumas
result in disconnection from self and others, undermining self-
efficacy, sense of safety, control, power, and choice. And yet,
despite the staggering toll that homelessness takes on
individuals, families, and our nation as a whole, there is much
promise in the recovery of people with these experiences. The
Value of Recovery What does it mean to recover from experiences
of homelessness, trauma, psychiatric distress, and substance
use? What is the relationship between consumer integration and
recovery in the delivery of services to people who are homeless?
While each person must define a personal process or journey of
recovery, there are some the