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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
doaj   +1 more source

Do Soup Kitchen Meals Contribute to Suboptimal Nutrient Intake & Obesity in the Homeless Population? [PDF]

, 2011
The double burden of suboptimal nutrient intake and obesity exists when available foods lack essential nutrients to promote health and provide high amounts of energy.
Lisa G. Sisson, Deborah A. Lown, Lown, Deborah A., Sisson, Lisa G.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Border harm and affective injustice: The politics of anger at the Melilla border, Spain

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines protests in a detention center in Melilla, Spain—a site where structural violence intersects with the everyday harms of confinement. Adopting a justice and dignity‐centered perspective, we analyze grassroots forms of resistance emerging at the border. The study focuses on the protests of Tunisian migrants and explores the
Corina Tulbure
wiley   +1 more source

“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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Processes of care and outcomes for homeless patients hospitalised for cardiovascular conditions at safety-net versus non-safety-net hospitals: cross-sectional study

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives Evidence suggests that homeless patients experience worse quality of care and poorer health outcomes across a range of medical conditions. It remains unclear, however, whether differences in care delivery at safety-net versus non-safety-net ...
Atsushi Miyawaki, Yusuke Tsugawa, Dhruv Khullar   +2 more
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Master narratives as “colonial propaganda” and counternarratives as “refusal”: How African Australians reimagine racial dignity in Australia

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper utilizes the concept of “colonial master narratives” to examine how racial propaganda is mobilized in the Australian imaginary to “flatten” the stories of Blac/k people and how African Australians deploy counternarratives to reject these racialized projections.
Kathomi Gatwiri, Samara Kim
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Negotiating contested spaces and places: Narratives of social suffering and resistance in racialized Cape Town communities

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
Guido Veronese, Chiara Fiscone, Ashraf Kagee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source