Medical and Psychiatric Needs of the Homeless—A Preliminary Response

Surber, Robert W.; Dwyer, Eleanor; Ryan, Katherine; Goldfinger, Stephen M.; Kelly, John T.

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“…Having a clearer understanding of the similarities and differences of subgroups of homeless people is essential for organizing services for those with differing needs or eliminating redundancies in the services already being provided. Some researchers have examined the needs of specific subgroups of homeless people, like those suffering from medical and mental illnesses (Belcher & DiBlasio, 1990;Morse & Calsyn, 1992;Surber et al, 1988), but none have examined the relationship between a variety of such characteristics and utilization patterns, satisfaction, and perceived needs.…”

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Let's Ask the Homeless People Themselves: A Needs Assessment Based on a Probability Sample of Adults

Acosta

Toro

2000

American J of Comm Psychol

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A probability sample of 301 homeless adults from Buffalo, NY, was followed over 6 months to document the utilization of a variety of community services, examine services desired, and identify factors associated with service utilization, preference, and satisfaction. The following needs were all rated as at least equally important as the need for affordable housing: safety, education, transportation, medical/dental treatment, and job training/placement (most of these needs were also rated as difficult to obtain). Needs for formal mental health and substance abuse services were rated as relatively unimportant and easy to obtain, and for those who actually used them, respondents were often dissatisfied with them. Of 16 predictor variables examined in multivariate analyses, several showed consistent relationships with subsequent service use, preference, and satisfaction. Younger adults, persons of color, those with dependent children, and persons having fewer social supports reported less service utilization, less satisfaction with services received, different perceived needs for particular services, and/or greater difficulty obtaining services.

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Let's Ask the Homeless People Themselves: A Needs Assessment Based on a Probability Sample of Adults

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Toro

2000

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…JHHSA Vol 43, Issue 2 populations (Baggett, O'Connell, Singer, & Rigotti, 2010;Kertesz et al, 2009;Surber, Dwyer, Ryan, Goldfinger, & Kelly, 1988;Weitzman et al, 1996).…”

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A Study of Cross-Sector Health Care Services for the Homeless: Community Health Service Capacity Measured and Tested

Jang,

Valero,

Jeong

2020

Journal of Health and Human Services Administration

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Communities across the U.S. have been challenged with effectively and efficiently addressing the incidence of homeless. The needs of those experiencing homelessness are varied and complex, and chief among these needs is access to affordable primary health care services. Research indicates that individuals experiencing homelessness are at higher risk of preventable diseases and also are less likely to access health care systems than most other populations. Because federal law delegates the provision of health and human services to local entities such as nonprofits, local governments, and private hospitals, communities create collaborative networks known as Continuum of Care (CoCs) to pool local resources and coordinate community-based health and human services. We conduct an original research by launching a national survey to community service networks, and from data collected, we offer knowledge about the type and variety of health care services made available across communities and the multidimensional factors that are associated with the extent to which communities are responding to the primary health care needs of a vulnerable population. We found that homeless medical service needs and community service resources are associated with the degree to which a CoC provides health care services.

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Reflections on working with the homeless

Seeger¹

1990

New Directions for Mental Health Services

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Medical and Psychiatric Needs of the Homeless—A Preliminary Response

Cited by 17 publications

References 4 publications

Let's Ask the Homeless People Themselves: A Needs Assessment Based on a Probability Sample of Adults

Let's Ask the Homeless People Themselves: A Needs Assessment Based on a Probability Sample of Adults

A Study of Cross-Sector Health Care Services for the Homeless: Community Health Service Capacity Measured and Tested

Reflections on working with the homeless

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