Mobile crisis services for people experiencing distress related to mental health or substance
use are expanding rapidly across the US, yet there is little evidence to support these specific …

Emergency shelters are a core component of homeless service systems that address
immediate basic needs. Service bans, which refer to temporary or permanent disallowances …

Unsheltered persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) encounter many kinds of harm, and
it is often unclear what data sources can be leveraged to connect PEH to services. The …

Homelessness results from an interaction of structural determinants and individual
vulnerabilities, creating various pathways into homelessness and having multilevel impacts …

ABSTRACT The United States has a large and growing homeless population. In the name of
public order, municipalities across the country have criminalized behaviors associated with …

This study assesses differences between citizen and police initiated homeless-involved
dispatch incidents, as well as the resulting police reports. This is accomplished by analyzing …

Recent years have seen increases in citizen complaints and legislation about
homelessness. Police are often tasked with responding to these complaints and violations …

Alternative first response programs have existed in the United States for decades, and the
formation of these programs has increased across the country in light of public calls for non …

Background Nationally, 6 to 31 percent of all police contacts are with individuals with mental
illnesses, making effective responses to this population critical for community safety and well …

Les interactions entre les forces de l'ordre et les personnes en situation de vulnérabilité
(PSV) font partie intégrante du travail des policiers au Canada, puisque ceux-ci doivent …