Homelessness: A National Perspective (Topics in Social Psychiatry)

Distinguished contributors analyze the problem of homelessness from a clinical perspective, focusing on the major health problems found among the homeless, special populations within the homeless, and strategies for improvement and change. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Causes of Homelessness....Pages 3-17 Homelessness and the Housing Crisis....Pages 19-34 The Modern Pauper....Pages 35-46 Deinstitutionalization and Reinstitutionalization of the Mentally Ill....Pages 47-56 The Criminalization of Homelessness....Pages 57-64 Front Matter....Pages 65-65 Homelessness and the Chronically Mentally Ill....Pages 67-75 Problems in the Assessment of Mental Illness among the Homeless....Pages 77-99 Mental Health Services for Homeless People....Pages 101-107 Mental Health and Homelessness....Pages 109-116 Mental Health and Other Human Service Needs of Homeless People....Pages 117-130 Front Matter....Pages 131-131 Health and Health Care of Homeless People....Pages 133-163 Strategies for the Delivery of Medical Care....Pages 165-174 Front Matter....Pages 175-175 The Homeless Alcoholic....Pages 177-186 Public Policy and the Homeless Alcoholic....Pages 187-196 Front Matter....Pages 197-197 Gender, Racial, and Age Variations among Homeless Persons....Pages 199-211 Homeless Veterans....Pages 213-219 The Elderly Homeless....Pages 221-226 Front Matter....Pages 227-227 Homeless Women....Pages 229-244 Homeless Families....Pages 245-256 Women and Children without Shelter....Pages 257-264 Front Matter....Pages 227-227 Domestic Violence Survivors....Pages 265-272 Front Matter....Pages 273-273 To Be Young and Homeless....Pages 275-286 Homeless and Runaway Youths....Pages 287-297 Stepping Stone....Pages 299-305 Front Matter....Pages 307-307 Litigation on Behalf of the Homeless....Pages 309-321 Homeless but Not Helpless....Pages 323-336 Front Matter....Pages 337-337 Homelessness....Pages 339-349 Back Matter....Pages 351-357