HOMELESSNESS: PREVALENCE, IMPACT OF SOCIAL FACTORS AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES

HOMELESSNESS: PREVALENCE, IMPACT OF SOCIAL FACTORS AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1: PREVENTING AND ENDING HOMELESSNESS FOR ADULTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES IN IRELAND: REALITIES AND ASPIRATIONS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

THE IRISH WELFARE STATE SAFETY NET

PROFILE OF THE HOMELESS AND AT RISK POPULATIONS: SIZE AND MENTAL HEALTH STATUS

ACCESS TO WELFARE STATE SUPPORTS FOR THE HOMELESS POPULATION

POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN HOUSING AND MENTAL HEALTH

CHALLENGES

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 2: PEOPLE THAT ARE HOMELESS WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES IN ASIA: ISSUES AND INTERVENTIONS

ABSTRACT

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MENTAL ILLNESS AMONG HOMELESS PEOPLE

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MENTAL ILLNESS AND HOMELESSNESS

HOMELESSNESS AS A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO MENTAL ILLNESS

PROVISION OF HOUSING AND HOMELESS SHELTERS

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS AND MENTALLY ILL

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 3: HOMELESSNESS AND MENTAL ILLNESS IN SOUTH AFRICA

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

THE CONTEXT OF HOMELESSNESS IN SOUTH AFRICA

STUDIES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS IN SOUTH AFRICA

THE LINK BETWEEN HOMELESSNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 4: EXTREME SOCIAL EXCLUSION: THE CASE OF HOMELESS PEOPLE IN SPAIN

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

WHO ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HOMELESS?

SOCIOLOGICAL PROFILES OF HOMELESS PEOPLE IN SPAIN

PROCESSES OF EXCLUSION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 5: INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG YOUNG HOMELESS PEOPLE

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

REFERENCES

Chapter 6: THE USE OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND CHRONIC DISEASE TREATMENT AMONG THE HOMELESS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

DISEASE BURDEN

IMPACT OF HEALTH INSURANCE

ROLE OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

CARE COORDINATION

SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTIONS

OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE THESE MODELS

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 7: IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS WITH HIGH RISK OF HOMELESSNESS: IMPLICATIONS FOR HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAMS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 8: MENTALLY ILL, ADDICTED AND HOMELESS: THE NEED FOR INTEGRATED MODELS OF CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE ISSUES

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

COMMON OBSTACLES AND CLINICAL CHALLENGES

THE EXPECTATION OF CO-OCCURRING CONDITIONS

FIRST STEPS IN CARE INTEGRATION: THE ROLE OF STREET OUTREACH

ACTIVE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY: CREATING AN INTEGRATED MEDICAL HOME

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 9: A TRANSACTIONAL MODEL OF HOMELESSNESS AND ALCOHOLISM

ABSTRACT

PREVALENCE OF ALCOHOLISM AMONG HOMELESS POPULATIONS

TRANSACTIONAL MODEL

ALCOHOLISM AS A PRIMARY CAUSE OF HOMELESSNESS

ALCOHOLISM AS A DISTAL FACTOR IN HOMELESSNESS

ALCOHOLISM AND OTHER COMORBIDITIES

ALCOHOLISM EXACERBATING AND PERPETUATING HOMELESSNESS

HOMELESSNESS EXACERBATING AND PERPETUATING ALCOHOLISM

TRANSACTIONS AMONG SYSTEMS

PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY RESPONSES TO THE ISSUE

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 10: APPLICATION OF IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE FOR NEW HOMELESS INTERVENTION MODELS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE

THE SAFE HAVEN MODEL

THE ISF FRAMEWORK’S ROLE IN SAFE HAVEN MODEL REFINEMENT

FIDELITY REVIEW PROCESS

LESSONS LEARNED

KEY POINTS: PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND ADOPTION

POLICY AND FUTURE RESEARCH

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 11: PREBLE STREET’S FLORENCE HOUSE: HOW RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY MADE IT POSSIBLE

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

THE HOUSING FIRST MODEL

COST EFFECTIVENESS STUDIES

USING RESEARCH IN ADVOCACY

COST EFFECTIVENESS STUDY METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS

RESULTS

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 12: UNDERSTANDING RACIAL GAPS IN FAMILY SHELTER ENTRY IN HENNEPIN COUNTY, MN

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

METHODOLOGY

RESULTS

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 13: CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS, HAVE INTELLECTUAL DELAY AND MENTAL ILLNESS

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

STIGMA AND INTELLECTUAL DELAY

CHALLENGES

UNDERSTANDING COGNITIVE LEVEL

UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL STAGES

MENTAL ILLNESS AND HOMELESSNESS

NEGLECT AND ABUSE ISSUES

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 14: LIVING BEYOND THE MARGINS: HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS’ PERCEPTIONS OF CONTACT QUALITY

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

METHODS

RESEARCH PROCEDURES

RESULTS

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 15: MEASURING ATTITUDES TOWARDS PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS: IS A JOINT INSTRUMENT NEEDED?

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND

INSTRUMENTS WHICH MEASURE ATTITUDES TOWARDS PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS

INSTRUMENTS WHICH MEASURE ATTITUDES TOWARDS PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS

METHOD

RESULTS

DISCUSSION

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

Chapter 16: WILL HOMELESS POPULATIONS BENEFIT FROM GLOBAL WARMING?

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

THE RISK OF COLD EXPOSURE

OTHER WEATHER-RELATED RISKS

UNCERTAINTY AND PREPAREDNESS

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

Chapter 17: EARTHQUAKES AND HOMELESSNESS: A REVIEW OF HISTORICAL DATA

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION

KEY CONCEPTS

METHOD

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

INDEX