Critical time intervention: An empirically supported model for preventing homelessness in high risk groups

Journal of Primary Prevention

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 295-312

  Herman, Daniel ^a,c   Conover, Sarah ^a   Felix, Alan ^a,d   Nakagawa, Aman ^b   Mills, Danika ^b  

^a Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

^b Institute for Community Living Inc   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

Author keywords

Case management; Effective prevention strategies; Homelessness; Mental illness; Program implementation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOUSING; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRISON; VETERAN;

ADULT; CASE MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEW YORK; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HOUSING; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 34447623527     PISSN: 0278095X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10935-007-0099-3     Document Type: Article

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