The diversity of the homeless population allows for unique training opportunities in psychiatry, especially for child and adolescent psychiatry fellows. The prevalence of psychopathology both existing in and as a result of displacement and disenfranchisement requires a specialized knowledge of this population and provides an extraordinary education in community outreach , emergency psychiatry and social service delivery systems. The authors review their experience of working with homeless women and children in the community . Possibilities for more comprehensive training and research are also presented.
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