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Mental illness, substance abuse and homelessness
- Author:
- O'LEARY Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 3(4), December 1998, pp.25-27.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Discusses government policy for the homeless and looks at why, despite huge expenditure over the last few years, only limited benefits appear to have been felt by those street homeless people who have mental health and dependency problems.
Beyond help: improving service provision for street homeless people with mental health and alcohol or drug dependency problems
- Author:
- O'LEARY Jenny
- Publisher:
- National Homeless Alliance
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 71p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report aiming to contribute to the improvement of services for street homeless people who have both a mental health and an alcohol or drug problem or 'dual diagnosis' of their problems.
Outreach efforts with dually diagnosed homeless persons
- Authors:
- BLANKERTZ Laura, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 71(7), 1990, pp.387-397.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
Presents case examples and discusses practice issues in work with mentally ill homeless people who are also drug or alcohol abusers.
Exploring gender and sexual minority status among street-involved youth
- Authors:
- FREDERICK Tyler J., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 6(2), June 2011, pp.166-183.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Young people on the streets experience a wide range of risks. This study examined both heterosexual and sexual minority street-involved young people across a number of sociodemographic, risk and current mental health, victimisation and delinquency measures with a focus on gender differences. Participants included 147 homeless and street-involved young men and women, aged 16 to 21 years, in Toronto, Canada. Findings indicated that many of the differences between the heterosexual and sexual minority youth were driven by differences among the young women. Analyses were then used to test for interactions between gender and sexual minority status alongside controls. The results suggest that gender, sexuality and street involvement interconnect to affect outcomes in more complex ways than are acknowledged by the notion of accumulating or multiplying disadvantage common in the literature. In conclusion, the authors discuss methods for gaining a better understanding of homeless young people with a focus on gender and sexuality.
The use of anti-social behaviour powers with vulnerable groups: some recent research
- Author:
- MANDERS Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Society, 9(1), January 2010, pp.145-153.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
There is a concern that certain vulnerable groups have been targeted by the anti-social behaviour powers because of perceptions of them flouting normal standards of behaviour; becoming categorised through a strategy of ‘essentialised’ difference and represented as problematic in nature, requiring disciplinary interventions. Groups subject to such regulation may include: people with mental health problems; ‘young people characterised as yobs’; ‘homeless and street-life people’; ‘drug users and alcohol misusers’; and ‘problem families’. This review focuses on these specific groups in turn, and the ways that the disciplinary processes inherent in the use of the various anti-social behaviour powers affect them, highlighting some of the key pieces of research and analysis that relate to this issue. The author concludes that the ‘research literature demonstrates a strong moral discourse at the heart of much social policy - making people responsible for their own behaviour, through a process of disciplinary regulation, which is resisted and contested. The fundamental question is about the effectiveness of these strategies and whether these strategies actually change people’s behaviour. To date, the research evidence on this point is both limited and equivocal’.
"I look like a mess...am I needed in the profit-oriented society?" The labour market and employment situation of some vulnerable categories of unemployed and inactive people in Slovenia
- Authors:
- RIHTER Ljiljana, KOBAL Barbara
- Journal article citation:
- Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku Journal of Social Policy, 14(3-4), 2007, pp.373-389.
- Publisher:
- University of Zagreb
This article presents the results of research supported by the Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs, into the labour market and employment of the most vulnerable categories of unemployed people in Slovenia. The research focused on seven vulnerable categories: homeless people, people with mental health problems, people suffering from drug addiction; people suffering from alcohol addiction; people with experience of violence, people undergoing post-penal treatments and people without a work permit. Respondents from the vulnerable categories claimed they did want a job, but under reasonable circumstances. The authors suggest that a lot of obstacles should be removed first in order to improve the labour market and employment situation.
How can health services effectively meet the health needs of homeless people?
- Authors:
- WRIGHT Nat M.J., TOMPKINS Charlotte N.E.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of General Practice, 56(525), April 2006, pp.286-293.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of General Practitioners
This systematic review aims to critically evaluate the international literature relating to the health care of homeless people and discusses the effectiveness of treatment interventions. Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library databases were reviewed using key terms relating to homelessness, intervention studies, drug misuse, alcohol misuse and mental health. The review was not limited to publications in English. It included searching the Internet using key terms, and grey literature was also accessed through discussion with experts.
Associations between migrancy, health and homelessness: a cross-sectional study
- Authors:
- TOMPKINS Charlotte N.E., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 11(5), September 2003, pp.446-452.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
There is limited awareness of the link between differing health problems and migrancy of homeless people. This cross-sectional study sought to quantify the extent of migrancy of homeless people from their birthplace and evaluate whether a history of problematic drug or alcohol misuse or enduring mental health problems were associated with this. The work was conducted at an inner-city health centre for the homeless in the north of England. Birthplace was created as an entry on computerised registration records and collected and recorded for each homeless person registering with the service over the study period. Information was also extracted regarding diagnoses of problematic illicit drug or alcohol use and enduring mental health problems. The study identified statistically significant differences for the migration of homeless people from birthplace for age and problematic drug and alcohol use, the last independently associated with increased likelihood of migration from birthplace. Conversely, a history of illicit drug use is associated with a reduced possibility of migration from birthplace when accessing primary healthcare services. There was no significant difference for migration from birthplace for mental health. Not all homeless people migrate from their birthplace and health problems of drug use, mental health or alcohol use are independently associated with different patterns of migration. Understanding the migrancy of homeless people is important when planning and targeting appropriate health and social services to address their varying health, social and psychological needs.
Preventing tomorrow's rough sleepers: a good practice handbook
- Author:
- CASEY Louise
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 61p.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- Wetherby
This handbook, based on the work of the Rough Sleepers Unit, gives practical and realistic ways for local authorities and other key partners to prevent homelessness. It contains sections on: identifying people at risk of homelessness; clear pathways for people entering and leaving institutions; preventing rough sleeping; and effective homeless prevention strategies. Also included are tables of service provisions to prevent rough sleeping and homelessness, listed by accommodation type and by user group. There is an appendix listing contact details for further information on projects that the manual identifies as being examples of good practice.
Mental disorder among homeless and poor people: a comparison of assessment methods
- Authors:
- BELLAVIA Charles W., TORO Paul A.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 35(1), February 1999, pp.57-67.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This American study assessed mental disorders among homeless and poor adults using four different methods: (a) history of psychiatric hospitalisation, (b) structured clinical interview, (c) self-report symptom checklist, and (d) interviewer ratings. The results suggest that the variation in rates of mental illness across existing studies is due to methodological differences and that, with the exception of the structured interview, the various methods fail to adequately distinguish mental disorder from substance abuse.