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Comparing men's and womens' experiences of multiple exclusion homelessness [PDF]

, 2011
This article explores gender as a variable in multiple exclusion homelessness in England. Much past research has taken insufficient account of the gender of homeless people, especially the predominance of men in the single homeless population and of ...
Chandler, Darke, Davis, Eden, Eva Sundin, Garner, Graham Bowpitt, Mark Weinstein, Neale, Peter Dwyer, Reeve, Reeve, Vincent, Warnes   +13 more
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Variability in comorbidites and health services use across homeless typologies: multicenter data linkage between healthcare and homeless systems

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Homelessness is associated with substantial morbidity. Data linkages between homeless and health systems are important to understand unique needs across homeless populations, identify homeless individuals not registered in homeless databases ...
William E. Trick, Fred Rachman, Keiki Hinami, Jennifer C. Hill, Craig Conover, Lisa Diep, Howard S. Gordon, Abel Kho, David O. Meltzer, Raj C. Shah, Ed Stellon, Padma Thangaraj, Peter S. Toepfer   +12 more
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Veterans and Homelessness [PDF]

, 2009
[Excerpt] The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan brought renewed attention to the needs of veterans, including the needs of homeless veterans. Homeless veterans initially came to the country’s attention in the 1970s and 1980s, when homelessness generally was ...
Perl, Libby
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“I don’t think of it as a shelter. I say I’m going home”: a qualitative evaluation of a low-threshold shelter for women who use drugs

Harm Reduction Journal
Background In 2021–2022, encampments in a downtown Boston neighborhood reached record heights, increasing the visibility of drug use and homelessness in the city.
Corinne A. Beaugard, Fay Khudairi, Oluwatoyin Yesufu, Andrea Farina, Jordana Laks   +4 more
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Dedicated homeless clinics reduce inappropriate emergency department utilization

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2020
Background The homeless patient population is known to have a high occurrence of inappropriate emergency department (ED) utilization. The study hospital initiated a dedicated homeless clinic targeting patients experiencing homelessness with a combination
Chad T. Holmes, Katherine A. Holmes, Andrew MacDonald, Frank R. Lonergan, Joel J. Hunt, Sajid Shaikh, Radhika Cheeti, James P. D'Etienne, Nestor R. Zenarosa, Hao Wang   +9 more
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Comparing White and African American Homeless Youth in San Francisco: Research Findings and Policy Implications [PDF]

, 2012
Homeless youth are not a homogenous group. The needs of this population vary based on geographic location, demographic characteristics, and homelessness history.
Colette Auerswald, Ginny Puddefoot
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Multimorbidity of mental health and substance use disorders among housed and homeless U.S. veterans

Scientific Reports
Housing can be an important social determinant of mental health, which is why it is important to understand how mental health disorders (MHDs) and substance use disorders (SUDs) cluster and vary by housing instability.
Jack Tsai, Dorota Szymkowiak, Hind Beydoun   +2 more
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Specifics of social work with young people experiencing homelessness [PDF]

SHS Web of Conferences
There were about a 4.1million homeless people in the European Union [1]. In the European Union, 20-30 per cent of homeless people are young people between the ages of 18-29 years [2].
Sadauskas Justinas, Kewoh-Vainio Vivian
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The St Thomas’ Hospital Emergency Department Homeless Health Initiative: improving the quality, safety and equity of healthcare provided for homeless patients attending the ED

BMJ Open Quality, 2020
We carried out a quality improvement (QI) project (QIP), aiming to improve the quality, safety and equity of healthcare provided for homeless patients attending the emergency department (ED).
Laura Hunter, Charles Gallaher, Simone Herrmann, Alex Wilkins   +3 more
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Homeless Students In America's Public Schools [PDF]

, 2016
Student homelessness is on the rise, with more than 1.3 million homeless students identified during the 2013-14 school year. This is a 7 percent increase from the previous year and more than double the number of homeless students in 2006-07.
Bruce Reed, Erin S. Ingram, John M. Bridgeland, Matthew Atwell   +3 more
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