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Perceptions of Quality of Life And Disability in Homeless Persons with Schizophrenia And Persons With Schizophrenia Living In Non-Institutional Housing
A. G. van der Plas
 H. W. Hoek
 D. van Hoeken
  E. Valencia
 A. M. van Hemert
Homelessness is common in persons with schizophrenia. It is unclear how housing conditions and homelessness affect their quality of life and their disability. Seventy-six not-homeless and 50 homeless persons with schizophrenia were assessed using the World Health Organization’s Quality of Life – short version (WHOQOL-Bref) and Disability...
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Characteristics and Predictors of Frequent Utilization of Emergency Services
Pat Milbrett
Margo Halm
Frequent users were commonly female, 35 years old, white, single, unemployed, living alone, with private insurance/Medicaid and a primary care physician. Top chief complaints were abdominal pain, headache, chest pain, low back pain, and lower extremity pain. However, a Poisson regression found that the following characteristics were...
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North America
Tuberculosis among the Homeless — Preventing Another Outbreak through Community Action
Vin Gupta
Nancy Sugg
Marite Butners
Gillian Allen-White
Alexandra Molnar
Over the past 20 years, when the United States has seen substantial tuberculosis outbreaks, they have frequently originated in homeless shelters in cities such as Atlanta, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Although such outbreaks have fortunately been contained through immediate implementation of surveillance measures, the lack of...
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North America
Alternative Shelter Models to Address Rising Family Homelessness: Preliminary Investigation into the Social and Economic Benefits of Master Leasing Apartments as Emergency Shelter
Macy-Hurley,Ryan
Tanya Tull
The provision of adequate temporary housing to homeless families is a major concern for policy makers and practitioners across the country, particularly during challenging economic times. Prior to the current recession, homeless families already comprised one of the fastest growing segments of the homeless population. The present “...
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North America
Preventing Recurrent Homelessness Among Mentally Ill Men: A Critical Time Intervention After Discharge from a Shelter
Ezra Susser
Elie Valencia
Sarah Conover
Alan Felix
Wei-Yann Tsai
Richard J. Wyatt
This study examined a strategy to prevent homelessness among individuals with severe mental illness by providing a bridge between institutional and community care. Ninety-six men with severe mental illness who were entering community housing from a shelter institution were randomized to receive 9 months of a "critical time" intervention...
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North America
Emotional refuge? Dynamics of place and belonging among formerly homeless individuals with mental illness
Desiree Fields
This study investigated the emotional and spatial dynamics of belonging among formerly homeless individuals with mental illness living in independent supportive housing in New York City. The notion of belonging connects with a renewed interest in understanding how to achieve integration of this population in their communities and broader...
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North America
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