Background Homelessness continues to be a pressing public health concern in many
countries, and mental disorders in homeless persons contribute to their high rates of …

Background Homelessness is associated with poor health. A policy approach aiming to end
homelessness across Europe and North America, the 'Housing First'(HF) model, provides …

This book is the first to chronicle the story of Housing First (HF), a paradigm-shifting
evidence-based approach to ending homelessness that began in New York City in 1992 …

Objective: To provide a review of the extant research literature on Housing First (HF) for
people with severe mental illness (SMI) who are homeless and to describe the findings of …

Chronic homelessness is a highly complex social problem of national importance. The
problem has elicited a variety of societal and public policy responses over the years …

Background Homelessness is a global public health concern, and traumatic brain injury
(TBI) could represent an underappreciated factor in the health trajectories of homeless and …

The conditions and characteristics of correctional facilities-overcrowded with rapid
population turnover, often in old and poorly ventilated structures, a spatially concentrated …

Objective: Housing First with assertive community treatment (ACT) is a promising approach
to assist people with serious mental illness to exit homelessness. The article presents two …

Homelessness remains a societal problem. Compiled evidence of predictors for becoming
homeless and exiting homelessness might be used to inform policy-makers and …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of death among homeless adults, at rates
that exceed those in nonhomeless individuals. A complex set of factors contributes to this …