Interventions to Improve the Health of the HomelessA Systematic Review

Hwang, Stephen; Tolomiczenko, George; Kouyoumdjian, Fiona G.; Garner, Rochelle

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2005.06.017

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“…[1][2][3][4] Housing instability has been operationalized in a variety of ways including being "literally homeless" (i.e., living on the street or outdoors) or living in a temporary housing situation such as a shelter or single-room occupancy (SRO). 5,6 There is a tendency among researchers to focus on the physical place or structure of residence.…”

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Residential Transience and Depression: Does the Relationship Exist for Men and Women?

2008

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Residential transience may contribute to adverse mental health. However, to date, this relationship has not been well-investigated among urban, impoverished populations. In a sample of drug users and their social network members (n=1,024), we assessed the relationship between transience (frequently moving in the past 6 months) and depressive symptoms, measured by the CES-D, among men and women. Even after adjusting for homelessness, high levels of depressive symptoms were 2.29 [95%CI= 1.29-4.07] times more likely among transient men compared to nontransient men and 3.30 [95% CI=1.10-9.90] times more common among transient women compared to nontransient women. Stable housing and mental health services need to be available, easily accessible, and designed so that they remain amenable to utilization under transient circumstances.

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Residential Transience and Depression: Does the Relationship Exist for Men and Women?

2008

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“…Furthermore, old age and arrest histories predicted difficulties of reintegration into free society [28]. To circumvent the prediction, however, sheltered housing with community-based support teams is the best choice in our knowledge [31,33]. Welfare costs might increase for elderly prisoners temporarily, but the cost will be balanced out after they live in the community and work regularly [32,35].…”

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“…These data suggested that they committed crimes to earn their living. Our reintegration programs involving a temporary house and care management system, could satisfy their basic human needs, such as nutrition, medication, sanitation, and housing [31,32,34]. Hence, our programs might lift them out of poverty and enable them to survive in free society.…”

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“…For example, case management for homeless people decreased homeless people's psychiatric symptoms [31] and emergency-department visits [32]. A temporary house with case management increased their stay in a stable housing, especially for those needs regular medical care, although a house without case management was not effective [33,34].…”

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A Reintegration Program for Elderly Prisoners Reduces Reoffending

Kamigaki¹,

Yokotani²

2014

Journal of Forensic Science & Criminology

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Harsh sentences have resulted in many prisoners being elderly at the time of their release. However, the longer individuals have been incarcerated and the older they are, the more difficult it may be for them to re-enter free society. We developed a reintegration program to promote their successful adjustment to society and to prevent their reoffending, and evaluated its effectiveness. Participants were 25 older prisoners in Japan; all were homeless and more than 65 years old. Ten participants voluntarily participated in the reintegration programs, while the other 15 participants rejected participation in the programs. The programs provided a temporary residence, money, and job support in a community where they desired to live. Participants involved with the reintegration programs had not reoffended at 252 days, while 37.5% of those not involved in the programs reoffended. The two groups did not significantly differ in age, health status, educational level, and total length of sentence. Reintegration of older prisoners into society is more effective when done in the context of a prevention program and welfare support. Aging prison people in Japan explosively increased in a quarter of a century. The population in custody over 65 years-old increased 371% between 1986 and 2012, even though the total population in custody decreased 28% [6]. The explosive increase in the Japanese aging prison population can be explained by their high recidivism rates. In contrast to western countries, such as the United States [7,8] and Sweden [9], around half (47%) of released prisoners over 65 years-old reoffended within one year after their release, whereas only 22% of those between 25 and 29 years-old reoffended [10]. Introduction A Reintegration Program for Elderly Prisoners Reduces Reoffending

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“…In the medical literature, there is little evidence on good practice in caring for homeless people. 3 How do doctors perform in these circumstances? Can we make a difference?…”

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Caring for Homeless People: Can Doctors Make a Difference?

Laere¹

2008

Br J Gen Pract

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Interventions to Improve the Health of the HomelessA Systematic Review

Cited by 233 publications

References 78 publications

Residential Transience and Depression: Does the Relationship Exist for Men and Women?

Residential Transience and Depression: Does the Relationship Exist for Men and Women?

A Reintegration Program for Elderly Prisoners Reduces Reoffending

Caring for Homeless People: Can Doctors Make a Difference?

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