The impact of housing first and peer support on people who are medically vulnerable and homeless

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 48-50

  Bean, Kristen F ^a   Shafer, Michael S ^b   Glennon, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

harm reduction; homeless; housing first; peer support

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HARM REDUCTION; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HARM REDUCTION; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PUBLIC HOUSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879457839     PISSN: 1095158X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0094748     Document Type: Article

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