Homelessness, Health, and Human Needs

Homelessness, Health, and Human Needs
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 1988-02-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309038324

There have always been homeless people in the United States, but their plight has only recently stirred widespread public reaction and concern. Part of this new recognition stems from the problem's prevalence: the number of homeless individuals, while hard to pin down exactly, is rising. In light of this, Congress asked the Institute of Medicine to find out whether existing health care programs were ignoring the homeless or delivering care to them inefficiently. This book is the report prepared by a committee of experts who examined these problems through visits to city slums and impoverished rural areas, and through an analysis of papers written by leading scholars in the field.

Stories from the Shadows

Stories from the Shadows
Author: James J. O'Connell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Case studies
ISBN: 9780692412343

Dr. O'Connell's collection of stories and essays, written during thirty years of caring for homeless persons in Boston, gently illuminates the humanity and raw courage of those who struggle to survive and find meaning and hope while living on the streets.

Clinical Management of the Homeless Patient

Clinical Management of the Homeless Patient
Author: Elspeth Cameron Ritchie
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2021-05-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3030701352

This volume highlights the socioeconomic concerns related to medical care for homeless patients and places them at the interface of common psychiatric and medical problems clinicians encounter. Written by experts in psychiatry and other medical specialties, this volume is a concise, yet comprehensive overview of the homeless crisis, its costs, and ultimately, best practices for improved outcomes. The text begins by examining the scope and epidemiology of the problem and discusses its costs. It then examines the best practices for both physical and psychiatric care before concluding with a section on working with special populations that have unique concerns across the country including LGBTQ, women, children, veterans, and aging adults. As the first medical book on homelessness, it is designed to cover a broad range of concerns in a concise, practical fashion for all clinicians working with homeless patients. Clinical Management of the Homeless Patient is written by and for psychiatrists, general internists, geriatricians, pediatricians, addiction medicine physicians, VA physicians, and all others who may encounter this crisis in their work.

Permanent Supportive Housing

Permanent Supportive Housing
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2018-08-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0309477042

Chronic homelessness is a highly complex social problem of national importance. The problem has elicited a variety of societal and public policy responses over the years, concomitant with fluctuations in the economy and changes in the demographics of and attitudes toward poor and disenfranchised citizens. In recent decades, federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, and the philanthropic community have worked hard to develop and implement programs to solve the challenges of homelessness, and progress has been made. However, much more remains to be done. Importantly, the results of various efforts, and especially the efforts to reduce homelessness among veterans in recent years, have shown that the problem of homelessness can be successfully addressed. Although a number of programs have been developed to meet the needs of persons experiencing homelessness, this report focuses on one particular type of intervention: permanent supportive housing (PSH). Permanent Supportive Housing focuses on the impact of PSH on health care outcomes and its cost-effectiveness. The report also addresses policy and program barriers that affect the ability to bring the PSH and other housing models to scale to address housing and health care needs.

Under the Safety Net

Under the Safety Net
Author: Philip W. Brickner
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 472
Release: 1990
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780393028850

A major study drawing on the work of nineteen programs across the nation devoted to the care of the homeless. Describes the dimensions of the problem and discusses remedies and strategies for its solution.

Organizing Health Services for Homeless People

Organizing Health Services for Homeless People
Author: Marsha McMurray-Avila
Publisher: National Health Care for the Homeless
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2001
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780971165090

A comprehensive manual for understanding and responding to health care issues associated with homelessness, based in the experience of primary care providers throughout the United States.

The Homeless

The Homeless
Author: Christopher Jencks
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 178
Release: 1994
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780674405967

Late in the 1970s, Americans began to notice more people sleeping in public places and wandering the streets. By the late 1980s, the homeless were everywhere--a grim reminder of America's social and economic troubles. Renowned social analyst Jencks discusses the causes and extent of this problem and what can be done about it. Line illustrations and tables.

Homelessness Among U.S. Veterans

Homelessness Among U.S. Veterans
Author: Jack Tsai
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2019
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0190695137

The challenges facing military veterans who return to civilian life in the United States are persistent and well documented. But for all the political outcry and attempts to improve military members' readjustments, veterans of all service eras face formidable obstacles related to mental health, substance abuse, employment, and — most damningly — homelessness. Homelessness Among U.S. Veterans synthesizes the new glut of research on veteran homelessness — geographic trends, root causes, effective and ineffective interventions to mitigate it — in a format that provides a needed reference as this public health fight continues to be fought. Codifying the data and research from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) campaign to end veteran homelessness, psychologist Jack Tsai links disparate lines of research to produce an advanced and elegant resource on a defining social issue of our time.