Six- and twelve-month outcomes among homeless youth accessing therapy and case management services through an urban drop-in center

Health Services Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1 P1, 2008, Pages 211-229

  Slesnick, Natasha ^a   Kang, Min Ju ^a   Bonomi, Amy E ^a   Prestopnik, Jillian L ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drop in center services; Homeless youths; Longitudinal outcome; Policy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URBAN AREA; ADDICTION; AGE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 40649089897     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2007.00755.x     Document Type: Article

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