The purpose of this study was to use geospatial indicators of mental health need and
homelessness in Los Angeles County Service Planning Areas (SPAs) and a psychiatric …

Secondary data obtained through the 2015 point-in-time homelessness count and an
administrative health care utilization database was used to identify differences in …

Despite a persistent link between homelessness, mental illness, and increased psychiatric
hospitalizations, there is a dearth of research examining risk factors for higher utilization of …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine associations between homelessness
and length of psychiatric hospitalization and to explore the role of mental health …

Objective: The Hotel Study was initiated in Vancouver's Downtown East Side (DTES)
neighborhood to investigate multimorbidity in homeless or marginally housed people. We …

In 2010, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's biannual point-
in-time census of people who are homeless estimated that approximately 649,000 people in …

The United States economic crisis has deeply affected the lives of millions of Americans.
This has resulted in pay reductions, job layoffs, bankruptcies, and skyrocketing foreclosures …

OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the prevalence of and risk factors for homelessness
among all patients treated for serious mental illnesses in a large public mental health system …

Objective Identifying whether certain groups of people experience elevated rates or
severities of psychiatric symptoms provides information to guide healthcare allocation …

Background: People experiencing homelessness have diverse patterns of healthcare use.
This study examined the distribution and determinants of healthcare encounters among …