In Tehran, as in cities across the world, the path to homelessness is rarely a single misstep but a convergence of wounds — personal, familial, and structural — that accumulate until the ground gives way. A 2023 qualitative study, drawing on the testimonies of seventeen individuals living without stable housing, traced these converging forces across two distinct planes: the interior life of trauma, addiction, and psychological struggle, and the outer world of family violence, broken bonds, and unsafe conditions. What the researchers found was not a catalog of individual failures but a map of i
Nature
· Jul 18, 2026
· society
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Tehran Study Links Homelessness to Drug Addiction, Family Violence, Psychological Factors
The study documents the lived experiences of 17 homeless individuals in Tehran facing housing insecurity, family violence, substance addiction, and psychological distress.
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Impacto Geopolítico
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Academic study on Tehran homelessness has minimal geopolitical significance; primarily a domestic social research article with no international implications.
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Iran
No meaningful shifts in international power dynamics. Article represents Iran's academic engagement with peer-reviewed international research standards, demonstrating institutional capacity in social sciences.
Lente Económico
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Tehran study identifies homelessness drivers (addiction, trauma, family violence, psychological factors), signaling need for integrated social services and mental health interventions affecting public health and social welfare spending.
Market Signal
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Healthcare and Mental Health Services
Social Services and Welfare
Addiction Treatment and Rehabilitation
Public Housing and Urban Development
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Households in Iran may face increased social service costs through taxation; vulnerable populations require expanded mental health and addiction treatment access; family violence interventions could reduce household instability and improve economic participation.
Iranian policymakers should consider: (1) integrated mental health and addiction treatment programs; (2) family violence prevention and counseling services; (3) affordable housing initiatives; (4) social safety net expansion; (5) coordination between health, social services, and municipal authorities for intersectional interventions.