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The associations between mental illness and homelessness among older people: an exploratory study
- Author:
- CRANE M.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 2(3), August 1998, pp.171-180.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Explores the role of mental illness in contributing to the entry to homelessness, and its prevalence among a sample of homeless older people. The results of an intensive field study which lasted for fifteen months found there was a high prevalence of mental illness among the subjects and this was a factor in the entry to homelessness in many cases. There were indications that some subjects with mental health problems became homeless because their needs had been neglected or undetected. Mental health problems also had an impact on the circumstances of older homeless people and affected their ability to seek and accept help. Concludes that more effective measures are needed to prevent homelessness amongst vulnerable older people.