The Mothers' Project for homeless mothers with mental illnesses and their children: A pilot study

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 291-294

  Hanrahan, Patricia ^a   McCoy, Marion L ^b   Cloninger, Lea ^c   Dincin, Jerry ^d   Zeitz, Mary Ann ^d   Simpatico, Thomas A ^e   Luchins, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b WESTAT   (United States)

^c Thresholds Psychiat Rehab Centers ^*

^d Thresholds Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centers   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUSTODY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BENCHMARKING; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROUP HOMES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MOTHERS; PILOT PROJECTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 11244349370     PISSN: 1095158X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2975/28.2005.291.294     Document Type: Article

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