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Wherever drug addiction and mental illness are involved, it is much more difficult to find shelter. These shelters have rules regarding drugs, alcohol, theft, and violence. Many of the bums in Los Angeles would not be likely to live in a shelter, if only because they have no intention of ...
Some San Francisco residents are turning to crowdfunding to raise money to fight a proposed homeless shelter in their wealthy neighborhood. As of Monday morning, theefforthad raised over $80,000 of its $100,000 goal. Calling itself “Safe Embarcadero for All,” the organizer is appealing to r...
De Jong Gierveld loneliness scale Valerio-Urena, Herrara-Murillo and Rodriguez-Martinez [70] examined the association between perceived loneliness and internet use among 129 currently homeless single adults aged 35–60 staying in a public shelter in Monterrey, Mexico. The authors used questions from ...
Unfortunately, the majority of intervention studies have excluded YEH who were not already engaged in services through drop-in centers or other shelter services, limiting our knowledge of them and our ability to effectively intervene. Yet, one study indicated that only 10% of YEH access community ...
Feldman collects some used hypodermic needles and deposits them in a container for medical waste, then drives to a shelter, where he sees Bridgete Hammerstone, 40, who is recovering from a cocaine use disorder and has endured long stretches of homelessness. "Someone like Brett is a blessing ...
Youth were randomly assigned to receive 6 months of advocacy that focused on linking youth to a drop-in center (n = 40) or to a crisis shelter (n = 39). All youth were assessed at baseline and 3, 6, and 9 months post-baseline. Findings indicated that youth prefer drop-in...