This article examines interventions to help improve the health of homeless people in high-income countries. It discusses the health implications of homelessness, a comparison between specific and integrated mental health services, and the high prevalence of co-occurring mental illness and substance ...
This JAMA Insights examines the adverse effects of homelessness on physical and mental health and suggests strategies to improve access to health care,
TUESDAY, July 16, 2019 (American Heart Association News)—The cycle of homelessness can have devastating long-term repercussions on health. A nonprofit program in Boston is tackling the problem by trying to avoid evictions. HomeStart focuses on ending homelessness, in part by preventing it from ...
This article examines interventions to help improve the health of homeless people in high-income countries. It discusses the health implications of homelessness, a comparison between specific and integrated mental health services, and the high prevalence of co-occurring mental illness and substance misus...
In the European Union, more than 400 000 individuals are homeless on any one night and more than 600 000 are homeless in the USA. The causes of homelessness are an interaction between individual and structural factors. Individual factors include poverty, family problems, and mental health and ...
This article reports the main health status differences between a representative sample of homeless people and an at-risk for homelessness group consisting of people who use services for the homeless such as soup kitchens and public baths but have and maintain a home. The variables analyzed include...
The homeless population is changing in relation to age, race, income status, educational level, gender, and composition of families. Economic, social, and political factors are identified as increasing the risk of becoming homeless. The implications of homelessness on the health of an individual an...
The burden of homelessness on the health of those afflicted continues to be a major global public health concern. Last year, the United States recorded an increase in the number of homeless for the first time since 2010. On any given night in 2017, there were 553,742 people in the U.S...
Homelessness & Health in Canada explores, for the first time, the social, structural, and environmental factors that shape the health of homeless persons in Canada. Covering a wide range of topics from youth homelessness to end-of-life care, the authors strive to outline policy and practice ...
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