The role and meaning of interim housing in housing first programs for people experiencing homelessness and mental illness

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 431-437

  Zerger, Suzanne ^a   Pridham, Katherine Francombe ^a   Jeyaratnam, Jeyagobi ^a   Connelly, Jolynn ^b   Hwang, Stephen ^a,c   O'Campo, Patricia ^a,d   Stergiopoulos, Vicky ^a,d  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Toronto North Support Services   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Homelessness; Housing first; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY INTEGRATION; CONSUMER; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924928181     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0099842     Document Type: Article

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