The New York-New York housing initiative and use of public shelters by persons with severe mental illness

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-71

  Metraux, Stephen ^a   Marcus, Steven C ^b   Culhane, Dennis P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GROUP HOMES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PUBLIC HOUSING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037222537     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.54.1.67     Document Type: Article

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