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Homeless in Observatory, Cape Town through the lens of Max-Neef's Fundamental Human Needs Taxonomy
Rinie Schenck
Nicolette Roman
Charlene Erasmus
Derick Blaauw
Jill Ryan
The aim of this article is to explain the profile of homeless in Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa using Max-Neef's fundamental human needs taxonomy. The level of homelessness on the streets of South Africa is regarded as a slow-moving...
Region:
Africa
Trauma and Homelessness Initiative: Research Findings
Meaghan O'Donnell
Tracy Varker
Richard Cash
Renee Armstrong
Louisa Di Censo
Paul Zanatta
Alan Murnane
Lisa Brophy
and Andrea Phelps
The importance of understanding the impact of trauma is increasingly recognised amongst services working with people who experience homelessness. This is particularly the case for those who experience long-term homelessness, or those at...
Region:
Australia & Oceania
Complex needs: Homelessness services in the Housing Options East Hub
Manual Macias
Scotland is widely regarded as having some of the most progressive homelessness legislation and practice in the world. Since 2012, every unintentionally homeless person has the right to a permanent home, and to temporary accommodation,...
Region:
Europe
Comparisons of family environment between homeless and non-homeless individuals with schizophrenia in Xiangtan, Hunan
Jinliang Chen
Jindong Chen
Shuchun Li
Jun Liu
Guohua Ouyang
Wenxuan Luo
Xiaofeng Guo
Ting Li
Kaijie Li
Zhenkuo Li
Gan Wang
Homelessness is an increasingly important problem for individuals with serious mental illness in China. Compared to individuals in the non-homeless group, those in the homeless group were older and more likely to be non-locals (i.e., from...
Region:
Central & East Asia
Mental Health, Substance Abuse, and Suicide Among Homeless Adults
Kyoung Hag Lee
Jung Sim Jun
Yi Jin Kim
Soonhee Roh
Sung Seek Moon
Ngoyi Bukonda
Lisa Hines
This study explored the role of mental health and substance abuse problems on the suicidal ideation and suicide attempts of 156 homeless adults. The logistic regression results indicated that homeless adults with anxiety were significantly...
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Quality of life and its correlates in alcohol dependent males: rehab inpatients and shelter or hostel homeless persons
Damian Czarnecki
Marcin Ziółkowski
Jan Chodkiewicz
Michał Danek
Beata Łangowska-Grodzka
Ludmiła Zając-Lamparska
Alcohol abuse leads to a lot of mental, somatic and social problems and may also be a cause of homelessness. These problems are often correlated with a decrease in alcohol dependent persons’ quality of life including their capacity to...
Region:
Europe
Food security among individuals experiencing homelessness and mental illness in the At Home/Chez Soi Trial
Patricia O’Campo
Stephen W Hwang
Agnes Gozdzik
Andrée Schuler
Vered Kaufman-Shriqui
Daniel Poremski
Luis Ivan Palma Lazgare
Jino Distasio
Slimane Belbraouet
Sindi Addorisio
Individuals experiencing homelessness are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity. The At Home/Chez Soi study provides a unique opportunity to first examine baseline levels of food security among homeless individuals with mental illness...
Region:
North America
Life Satisfaction, Hope, and Positive Emotions as Antecedents of Health Related Quality of Life Among Homeless Individuals
Ricky T. Munoz
Chan M. Hellman
Bryan Buster
Andrew Robbins
Colin Carrol
lMajd Kabbani
Laura Cassody
Nancy Brahm
Mark D. Fox
Among a sample of individuals identifying as homeless (N′ = 275), this study modeled the relationship between the psychological well-being variables of hope, life satisfaction, positive emotions, and health related quality of life (HRQoL...
Region:
North America
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