Looks at how identity card schemes could further marginalise vulnerable people, and create barriers to vulnerable people getting the services they need.
Looks at how identity card schemes could further marginalise vulnerable people, and create barriers to vulnerable people getting the services they need.
Subject terms:
homeless people, mental health problems, physical disabilities, vulnerable adults, access to services, asylum seekers;
Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 1(4), 2002, pp.63-73.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Place of publication:
Philadelphia, USA
This research found a high incidence of violence among homeless women with emotional disabilities. The study reports that 82 percent of the homeless women with emotional disabilities had a history of violence in their lives. The most common form of violence was physical; the least common was sexual abuse. The practice and policy implications for these findings are discussed. It is suggested that the Olmstead v. L. C. (1998) ruling under the Americans With Disabilities Act might force states to provide better services to homeless women with a history of violence and emotional disabilities. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
This research found a high incidence of violence among homeless women with emotional disabilities. The study reports that 82 percent of the homeless women with emotional disabilities had a history of violence in their lives. The most common form of violence was physical; the least common was sexual abuse. The practice and policy implications for these findings are discussed. It is suggested that the Olmstead v. L. C. (1998) ruling under the Americans With Disabilities Act might force states to provide better services to homeless women with a history of violence and emotional disabilities. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Subject terms:
homeless people, homelessness, law, legal proceedings, mental health problems, physical disabilities, sexual abuse, violence, women, aggression;
Examines social housing provision in the context of current and historical practice. Argues that homeless people, particularly those with mental health problems, run an increasing risk of being socially excluded. Discusses potential strategies for combating exclusion, and highlights the changes in ownership patterns in the social housing sector. Other issues addressed include: state intervention; what the private sector can contribute; how legislation can affect the homeless; homeless people from black and minority ethnic groups; and housing the growing number of homeless people with disabilities.
Examines social housing provision in the context of current and historical practice. Argues that homeless people, particularly those with mental health problems, run an increasing risk of being socially excluded. Discusses potential strategies for combating exclusion, and highlights the changes in ownership patterns in the social housing sector. Other issues addressed include: state intervention; what the private sector can contribute; how legislation can affect the homeless; homeless people from black and minority ethnic groups; and housing the growing number of homeless people with disabilities.
Subject terms:
home ownership, homeless people, homelessness, housing, mental health problems, physical disabilities, social exclusion, social housing, social policy, black and minority ethnic people, community care;
Practice: Social Work in Action, 9(3), 1997, pp.45-58.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Over recent years many Social Services Departments have tended towards specialist teams and away from genericism. This article describes a pilot post of social worker
Over recent years many Social Services Departments have tended towards specialist teams and away from genericism. This article describes a pilot post of social worker
Subject terms:
HIV AIDS, homeless people, homelessness, interagency cooperation, learning disabilities, mental health problems, multidisciplinary services, performance evaluation, physical disabilities, social services, social work, social work methods, substance misuse, vulnerable adults, care management, community care;
Provides a comprehensive guide for housing associations and their partner voluntary organisations on how to develop special needs housing under the Housing Corporation's new funding framework and how this framework applies to existing special needs schemes developed under the previous system.
Provides a comprehensive guide for housing associations and their partner voluntary organisations on how to develop special needs housing under the Housing Corporation's new funding framework and how this framework applies to existing special needs schemes developed under the previous system.
Subject terms:
homeless people, homelessness, housing, housing associations, learning disabilities, mental health problems, needs, physical disabilities, voluntary organisations, young people, financing;
Articles on the social changes taking place in St. Petersburg, after the euphoria of perestroika had evaporated. Social problems looked at include: homelessness, unemployment, homeless children living on the streets, crime, and poverty. Places these issues in the context of the ineffectiveness of state social policy and the role social work could play in alleviating these problems.
Articles on the social changes taking place in St. Petersburg, after the euphoria of perestroika had evaporated. Social problems looked at include: homelessness, unemployment, homeless children living on the streets, crime, and poverty. Places these issues in the context of the ineffectiveness of state social policy and the role social work could play in alleviating these problems.
Subject terms:
homeless people, homelessness, homosexuality, housing, mental health problems, older people, physical disabilities, poverty, prostitution, refugees, social policy, social welfare, social work, suicide, alcohol misuse, children, crime, drug misuse, families, employment;
immigrants, homeless people, homelessness, housing, inner cities, learning disabilities, legal aid, local authorities, local government, local government finance, mental health problems, NHS, mothers, offenders, older people, physical disabilities, probation, poverty, pre-school children, punishment, social services, social work, social care provision, urban areas, welfare state, young people, after care, alcohol misuse, benefits, central government, children, community health care, drug misuse, education, employment, family planning, financing, Gypsies, health care;