Social inclusion for women experiencing homelessness

Social inclusion or social control? Homelessness and mental health

These keywords are based on the subject headings from the British Nursing Index. This article has been subject to a double-blind review. In the UK a new and refreshing literature is emerging that addresses the need for socially inclusive models and strategies for people with mental health problems (e.g. Bates 2002a, Repper and Perkins 2003). There appears, however, to be little evidence for str...

[Access, equity and social cohesion: evaluation of intersectoral strategies for people experiencing homelessness].

OBJECTIVE To understand and evaluate the work of intersectoral assistance on the insertion and the flow of people in situation of street with severe mental illness in public services of Mental Health. METHOD A case study developed from ten visits to a night shelter between March and April 2012. For data collection, the participant observation and semi-structured interviews were carried out wi...

Needs Assessment of HCV-Infected Individuals Experiencing Homelessness and Implications.

The advent of tolerable, efficacious therapies for hepatitis C virus (HCV) creates an opportunity to provide HCV treatment for individuals experiencing homelessness. A federally-qualified community health center serving individuals experiencing homelessness in Boston conducted an anonymous needs assessment survey of a sample of HCV-infected patients in order to inform development of an HCV trea...

Risk factors for homelessness among women veterans.

BACKGROUND Women veterans are three to four times more likely than non-veteran women to become homeless. However, their risk factors for homelessness have not been defined. METHODS Case-control study of non-institutionalized homeless women veterans (n533) and age-matched housed women veterans (n=165). Health, health care, and factors associated with homelessness were assessed using multiple l...

Homelessness: Advocacy and Social Policy