Street to home: The experiences of long-term unsheltered homeless individuals in an outreach and housing placement program

Qualitative Social Work

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 244-263

  Jost, John J ^a   Levitt, Aaron J ^a   Porcu, Leide ^b  

^a Center for Urban Community Services   (United States)

^b Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research   (United States)

Author keywords

homelessness; housing; qualitative; research; street outreach

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959194028     PISSN: 14733250     EISSN: 17413117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473325010369025     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Applewhite, S.L. (1997) Homeless Veterans: Perspectives on Social Service Use, Social Work 42: 19-30.
2. Asmussen, S.M., Romano, J., Beatty, P., Gasarch, L. and Shaughnessey, S. (1994) Old Answers for Today's Problems: Helping Integrate Individuals Who are Homeless with Mental Illnesses into Existing Community-based Programs, Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal 17: 17-34.
3. Bernard, H.R. (1994) Research Methods in Anthropology: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
4. Brunette, M.F., Mueser, K.T. and Drake, R.E. (2004) A Review of Research on Residential Programs for People with Severe Mental Illness and Co-occurring Substance Use Disorders, Drug and Alcohol Review 23(4): 471-81.
5. Bybee, D., Mowbray, C.T. and Cohen, E.H. (1995) Evaluation of a Homeless Mentally Ill Outreach Program: Differential Short-term Effects, Evaluation and Program Planning 18(1): 13-24.
6. Carling, P.J. (1990) Major Mental Illness, Housing and Supports: The Promise of Community Integration, American Psychologist 45: 961-75.
7. Charmaz, K. (2000) Grounded Theory: Objectivist and Constructivist Methods, in Denzin N. K. and Lincoln Y. S. (eds) Handbook of Qualitative Research, Second Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 509-35.
8. Charmaz, K. (2006) Constructing Grounded Theory: A Practical Guide Through Qualitative Analysis. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
9. Corbin, J. and Strauss, A. (2008) Basics of Qualitative Research: Techniques and Procedures for Developing Grounded Theory, 3rd edn. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
10. Culhane, D., Metraux, S. and Hadley, T. (2001) The Impact of Supportive Housing for Homeless People with Severe Mental Illness on the Utilization of the Public Health, Corrections and Emergency Shelter Systems: The New York-New York Initiative, Housing Policy Debate 5: 107-40.
11. Dickson-Gomez, J., Convey, M., Jilario, H., Corbett, A.M. and Weeks, M. (2007) 'Unofficial Policy: Access to Housing, Housing Information and Social Services Among Homeless Drug Users in Hartford, Connecticut', Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2: 8.
12. Fisk, D., Rakfeldt, J. and McDormick, E. (2006) Assertive Outreach: An Effective Strategy for Engaging Homeless Persons with Substance Use Disorders into Treatment, American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 32: 479-86.
13. Geertz, C. (1973) The Interpretation of Cultures: Selected Essays. New York: Basic Books.
14. Glaser, B.G. and Strauss, A.L. (1967) The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research. Chicago: Aldine.
15. Hopper, K. (2006) Redistribution and its Discontents: On the Prospects of Committed Work in Public Mental Health and Like Settings, Human Organizations 65(2): 218-26.
16. Hopper, K., Jost, J., Hay, T., Welber, S. and Haugland, G. (1997) Homelessness, Severe Mental Illness and the Institutional Circuit, Psychiatric Services 48(10): 659-65.
17. Levitt, A.J., Culhane, D.P., DeGenova, J., O'Quinn, P. and Bainbridge, J. (2009) Health and Social Characteristics Homeless Adults in Manhattan Who Were Chronically or Not Chronically Unsheltered, Psychiatric Service 60: 978-81.
18. Lipsky, M. (1980) Street-Level Bureaucracy: Dilemmas of the Individual in Public Services. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
19. Lofland, J. and Lofland, L.H. (1995) Analyzing Social Settings. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishers.
20. May, J. (2000) Of Nomads and Vagrants: Single Homelessness and Narratives of Home as Place, Environment and Planning Digest: Society and Space 18: 737-59.
21. Metraux, S., Marcus, S. and Culhane, D.P. (2003) The New York-New York Housing Intiative and Use of Public Shelters by Persons with Severe Mental Illness, Psychiatric Services 54(1): 67-71.
22. Miles, M.B. and Huberman, A.M. (1994) Qualitative Data Analysis. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
23. Morse, G.A., Calsyn, R.J., Miller, J., Rosenberg, P., West, L. and Gilliland, J. (1996) Outreach to Homeless Mentally Ill People: Conceptual and Clinical Considerations, Community Mental Health Journal 32(3): 261-74.
24. New York City Department of Homeless Services. (2003) Homeless Outreach Population Estimate: HOPE 2003.
25. Osher, F. and Drake, R. (1996) Reversing a History of Unmet Needs: Approaches to Care for Persons with Co-Occurring Addictive and Mental Disorders, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 66: 4-11.
26. Padgett, D. (2007) There's No Place Like (a) Home: Ontological Security Among Persons with Serious Mental Illness in the United States, Social Science & Medicine 64: 1925-36.
27. Padgett, D., Henwood, B., Abrams, C. and Davis, A. (2008) Engagement and Retention in Services Among Formerly Homeless Adults with Co-Occurring Mental Illness and Substance Abuse: Voices from the Margins, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 31(3): 226-33.
28. Randall, G. and Brown, S. (2002) Helping Rough Sleepers Off the Streets. London, UK: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
29. Ridgeway, P. and Zipple, A.M. (1990) The Paradigm Shift in Residential Services: From the Linear Continuum to Supported Housing Approaches, Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal 13: 11-31.
30. Rosenblum, A., Nuttbrock, L., McQuistion, H., Magura, S. and Joseph, H. (2002) Medical Outreach to Homeless Substance Users in New York City: Preliminary Results, Substance Abuse & Misuse 37(8-10): 1269-73.
31. Rosenheck, R.A. and Lam, J. (1997) Client and Site Characteristics as Barriers to Service Use by Homeless Persons with Serious Mental Illness, Psychiatric Services 48(3): 387-90.
32. Rosenheck, R.A., Lam, J., Morrissey, J.P., Calloway, M.O., Stolar, M. and Randolph, F. the ACCESS National Evaluation Team. (2002) Service Systems Integration and Outcomes for Mentally Ill Homeless Persons in the ACCESS Program, Psychiatric Services 53(8): 958-66.
33. Rowe, M., Fisk, D., Frey, J. and Davidson, L. (2002) Engaging Persons with Substance Use Disorders: Lessons From Homeless Outreach, Administration and Policy in Mental Health 29(3): 263-73.
34. Rubin, H.J. and Rubin, I.S. (1995) Qualitative Interviewing: The Art of Hearing Data. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
35. Sandelowski, M. (2000) 'Whatever Happened to Qualitative Description? ' Research in Nursing & Health 23: 334-40.
36. Schutt, R.K. and Goldfinger, S.M. (1996) Housing Preferences and Perceptions of Health and Functioning Among Homeless Mentally Ill Persons, Psychiatric Services 47(4): 381-6.
37. Sosin, M.R. and Grossman, S.F. (2003) The Individual and Beyond: A Socio-Rational Choice Model of Service Participation Among Homeless Adults with Substance Abuse AProblems, Substance Use & Misuse 38(3-6): 503-49.
38. Strauss, A.L. and Corbin, J. (1990) Basics of Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Procedures and Techniques. Newbury Park, CA: SAGE.
39. Stefancic, A. and Tsemberis, S. (2007) Housing First for Long-Term Shelter Dwellers with Psychiatric Disabilities in a Suburban County: A Four-Year Study of Housing Access and Retention, Journal of Primary Prevention 28: 265-79.
40. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2007) National Registry of Evidence-Based Practices and Programs, United States Department of Health and Human Services, http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/programmfulldetails.asp?PROGRAM_ID=195, (consulted 15 November 2008).
41. Susser, E., Valencia, E., Conover, S., Felix, A., Wei-Yann, T. and Wyatt, R.J. (1997) Preventing Recurrent Homelessness Among Mentally Ill Men: A ''Critical Time'' Intervention After Discharge From Shelter, American Journal of Public Health 87: 256-62.
42. Tommasello, A.C., Myers, C.P., Gills, L., Treherne, L.L. and Plumhoff, M. (1999) Effectiveness of Outreach to Homeless Substance Abusers, Evaluation and Program Planning 22(3): 295-303.
43. Tsemberis, S. (1999) From Streets to Homes: An innovative Approach to Supported Housing for Homeless Adults with Psychiatric Disabilities, Journal of Community Psychology 27: 225-41.
44. Tsemberis, S., Gulcur, L. and Nakae, M. (2004) Housing First, Consumer Choice, and Harm Reduction for Homeless Individuals with Dual Diagnosis, American Journal of Public Health 94(4): 651-6.
45. US Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2006) A Guide to Counting Unsheltered Homeless People Revised. [AQ: info details].
46. van Manen, M. (1977) Linking Ways of Knowing With Ways of Being Practical, Curriculum Inquiry 6(3): 205-8.
47. Ware, N.C., Tugenberg, T. and Dickey, B. (2004) Practitioner Relationships and Quality of Care for Low-Income Persons with Serious Mental Illness, Psychiatric Services 55(5): 555-9.