Sealing the cracks: Preliminary findings from an inter-ministry initiative to address chronic homelessness in British Columbia

Journal of Interprofessional Care

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 426-428

  Patterson, Michelle ^a   Somers, Julian ^a   Moniruzzaman, Akm ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health services research; Integration; Interagency; Interprofessional collaboration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COOPERATION; CRIME; EVALUATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CRIME; DATABASES, FACTUAL; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 84865243851     PISSN: 13561820     EISSN: 14699567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13561820.2012.686537     Document Type: Article

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